The Modern Social Conflict: An Essay on the Politics of LibertyUniversity of California Press, 01.01.1990 - 219 Seiten The Modern Social Conflict offers a concise, authoritative, and accessible account of where the Western democracies stand today, how they got there, and where they must go if they are to retain their political and social freedom. Part history, part social analysis, part deeply committed prescription, this "essay on the Politics of Liberty" is a timely and important contribution to our understanding of the modern world by one of the most noted social and political thinkers of our day. The Modern Social Conflict offers a concise, authoritative, and accessible account of where the Western democracies stand today, how they got there, and where they must go if they are to retain their political and social freedom. Part history, part social analysis, part deeply committed prescription, this "essay on the Politics of Liberty" is a timely and important contribution to our understanding of the modern world by one of the most noted social and political thinkers of our day. |
Inhalt
Revolutions of Modernity | 1 |
Citizenship and Social Class | 25 |
Politics in Industrial Society | 48 |
Temptations of Totalitarianism | 72 |
Arons World | 93 |
Crisis in the 1970s | 118 |
Conflict After Class | 141 |
A New Social Contract | 166 |
Notes | 195 |
213 | |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
American analysis anomy argued Aron Aron's autocracy become bourgeoisie Britain bureaucracy called capitalism capitalist cent century chances chapter citizens civil rights civil society class conflict class struggle Club of Rome concept condition constitution of liberty corporatism countries course cultural debate decades decline democracy described economic growth employment equal essay European fact forces Germany groups Hannah Arendt human important income industrial society inequalities institutions interests issues Jeane Kirkpatrick Keynes labour liberal lives majority class Marx Max Weber means ment modern social conflict modern societies OECD OECD world organized party people's perhaps political poverty problem progress proletariat question Raymond Aron reform remain revolution revolutionary sense social contract social democratic socialist story strategic change structures Thatcherism Theodor Geiger theory things Tocqueville totalitarianism traditional underclass United wealth welfare word world civil society