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SAGE PUBLISHING Exploring The Sociology Of Europe An Analysis Of The European Social Complex by Roche
The sociology of Europe is a growing and diverse field. This book addresses it in a direct, wide ranging and up-to-date way. exploring the Sociology of Europe:* clearly maps this new and emerging field * challenges and renews the sociological analysis of European modernity
* provides an understanding of Europe as an historical, social and civil complex* develops and applies new interpretations of the key sociological themes of globalization, citizenship and cosmopolitanism to contemporary European society This is a discerning and relevant book providing an informed analysis of European society which identifies and defines contemporary issues and engages with key social theoretical perspectives. Covering the substantive historical sociological aspects of Europe (Part 1), the historical and comparative sociology of the nation-state (Part 2), and the comparative sociology of welfare capitalism (Part 3) Maurice Roche sets out a clear and effective framework for understanding the sociology of Europe. The book will be of interest to all students, researchers and academics involved in studying, teaching and researching the expanding field of modern European society. Approaching European Society The European Social Complex: Europe as Network and Empire? PART ONE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL COMPLEX: CIVILIZATIONS AND NATION STATES Origins of the European Social Complex: Pre-Modernity, Commonalities and Europe as a 'Civilization' Developing the Modern European Complex: Nation States, Citizens and Difference PART TWO: THE MODERN EUROPEAN COMPLEX AND SOCIAL CHANGE: A EUROPE OF NATIONS, WARFARE STATES AND WELFARE STATES The Modern European Complex, War and Peace The Modern European Complex, Welfare and Citizenship PART THREE: THE EUROPEAN COMPLEX IN THE 21ST CENTURY: CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL CHANGE AND EUROPEAN WELFARE CAPITALISM Contemporary Social Change and European Welfare Capitalism: The Challenges of Globalization and Post-Industrialism The European Union and the European Social Complex: The Europeanization of Welfare States and Welfare Capitalism? The European Civil Complex: Cosmopolitanism and the Sociology of Europe