Reason, Conflict, and Power: Modern Political and Social Thought from 1688 to the Present / Edition 1

by Jim Rodgers, Wes Miller, Tricia Klosky, Tim Kullman, Stephanine Rodgers

Overview

In Reason, Conflict and Power, Jim Rodgers provides an analytic, general survey of major political and social theorists of the "modern" era, from 1688 to the present. Major political belief systems are described and explained in a manner that is clearly connected to the chief writers of democratic capitalism, socialism, fascism, nationalism, feminism, and environmentalism, from a historical perspective. Patterns of social thought pertaining to large, private and public organizations, social systems, social conflict and behavior are incorporated into this concise examination of great political and social thinkers and their ideas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761827092
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	01/13/2004
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	5.62(w) x 8.52(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

Jim Rodgers is Professor of Political Science, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. He is co-author of Facing Terror: The Government's Response to Contemporary Extremists in America (University Press of America, 2002).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Locke, Smith and the Foundations of Democratic Capitalism Chapter 5 Rousseau and Egalitarian Nationalism Chapter 6 The Political Conservatives: Burke and Hume Chapter 7 Utilitarian Reformers: Bentham and Mill Chapter 8 The Rise of Socialism—Revolutionary Marxists and Evolutionary Social Critics Chapter 9 Fascism, National Socialism Chapter 10 Max Weber and the Rise of the Modern Bureaucratic State Chapter 11 Functionalism or the Lack Thereof in Modern Society: Durkheim Chapter 12 Modernity and Conflict Theorists Chapter 13 Microsocial Perspectives—Viewing Daily Life Chapter 14 Cross-cultural Theories for the 21st Century: Feminism, Fundamentalism, and Environmentalism Chapter 15 Conclusion Chapter 16 People and Terms to Know Chapter 17 References Chapter 18 Index