At the start of the twentieth century, when Germany, among other nations, was undergoing industrialization, Max Weber famously characterized modern life in words that have often been translated as "iron cage." During the industrial era, that image caught on and was often used by scholars to express concerns about the extent to which the actual character of modern life contradicted its emancipatory promise. But we are living in a different time now, when the conditions under which we live seem to be quite different from the ones that pertained in Weber's day.
It is a time when, in some respects at least, life seems to be freer and more conducive to experimentation, which has led some people to conclude that our societies have escaped from Weber's "cage." But is that really true? This book challenges that notion, considering the consequences for our way of life of the triumph of neoliberalism as a political force.
| ISBN: | 9780367821166 |
| Publication date: | 17th October 2019 |
| Author: | R Bruce Douglass |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 170 pages |
| Series: | Classical and Contemporary Social Theory |
| Genres: |
Social theory Political science and theory Political economy Globalization |
At the start of the twentieth century, when Germany, among other nations, was undergoing industrialization, Max Weber famously characterized modern life in words that have often been translated as "iron cage." During the industrial era, that image caught on and was often used by scholars to express concerns about the extent to which the actual character of modern life contradicted its emancipatory promise. But we are living in a different time now, when the conditions under which we live seem to be quite different from the ones that pertained in Weber's day.
The Iron Cage Revisited features in the following genres: Social theory, Political science and theory, Political economy, Globalization
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The Iron Cage Revisited was written by R Bruce Douglass and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
The Iron Cage Revisited has 170 pages
Yes it is part of Classical and Contemporary Social Theory series
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