{"product_id":"central-problems-in-social-theory-anthony-giddens","title":"Central Problems in Social Theory - Anthony Giddens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Problems in Social Theory: Action, Structure and Contradiction in Social Analysis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anthony Giddens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Macmillan Press Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First edition, 1979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0-333-27294-3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second-hand. Good. Moderate shelf wear, rubbing, creasing and edge wear to the covers, including a crease near the upper front cover and wear to the spine ends and corners. Previous owner's name and date are written on the half-title page, together with an International Bookshop, Melbourne stamp. Pages are generally clean with light age toning. Please see photos for the exact copy available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony Giddens develops the ideas that would become central to his theory of structuration, examining the relationship between human action and social structure and challenging conventional divisions between agency and institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book engages critically with structuralism, functionalism and interpretive sociology, while addressing power, domination, conflict, contradiction, time-space relations and social transformation. It is a major work in modern social theory and sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anthony Giddens is a British sociologist and social theorist best known for developing structuration theory. His work has had a major influence on contemporary sociology, particularly in debates about modernity, institutions, agency and social change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Macmillan Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51307216503007,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/central-problems-social-theory-anthony-giddens-front.jpg?v=1788237694","url":"https:\/\/astarothbooks.com\/products\/central-problems-in-social-theory-anthony-giddens","provider":"Astaroth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}