| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 230 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
"The product of a conference hosted by the Politics Department of the University of Huddersfield in November 1999"--Introd. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Globalisation / Graham Harrison -- Governance / Andrew Taylor -- Postmodernism / Stephen Brown -- Citizenship / Keith Faulks -- Civil society / Georgina Blakely -- Gender / Valerie Bryson -- 'Ethnicity', 'race' and racism / Amrit Wilson and Kalpana Wilson -- Third way / Brendan Evans -- Empowerment / Hannah Cooke -- Stakeholdings / Adrian Budd -- Social capital / Georgina Blakeley. |
| Summary |
"The language of political debate and analysis has changed dramatically in recent years. Today, both academics and practitioners have largely abandoned the vocabulary of the left and replaced it with a set of concepts that structure debate and set the political agenda. Thus, the world economy is discussed in terms of globalization instead of international capitalism, analysis of the capitalist state has given way to the study of governance, and gender and ethnicity are treated as more significant dimensions of inequality than class. Moreover, the apparently benign concepts of civil society, citizenship and stakeholder have replaced those of class and class conflict, poverty is about social exclusion rather than exploitation, and consumer choice and worker empowerment have replaced the pursuit of class interests. In today's political climate, socialism is seen as old-fashioned or utopian. In contrast, capitalism is seen as realistic, and the 'third way' is presented as the solution to all our ills." "This book explores the real issues behind these catchphrases of modern politics, explaining what they mean, and offering a critique of the ideology of which they are a part. With chapters written by experts in each field, this is an excellent guide for students of politics, and anybody who is looking for a critical introduction to the key ideas, so often shrouded in rhetoric, that we hear about in the news. Chapters cover postmodernism, gender, citizenship, civil society, stakeholding, globalization, governance, the Third Way, ethnicity, social exclusion, empowerment and sustainable development."--Jacket. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Political science.
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Political science. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Blakeley, Georgina.
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Bryson, Valerie, 1948-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Contemporary political concepts. London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2002 9780745317977 (DLC) 2002000090 (OCoLC)48773914 |
| ISBN |
9781849641159 electronic book |
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1849641153 electronic book |
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0745317979 |
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9780745317977 |
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0745317960 paperback |
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9780745317960 paperback |
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