Political Modernity and Social Theory: Origins, Development and Alternatives by José Maurício Domingues ISBN 9781032726830, 9781032676531, 9781032726786, 9781040031490, 1032726830, 1032676531, 1032726784, 1040031498 instant download

Political Modernity and Social Theory: Origins, Development and Alternatives by José Maurício Domingues ISBN 9781032726830, 9781032676531, 9781032726786, 9781040031490, 1032726830, 1032676531, 1032726784, 1040031498 instant download

Modern liberal democracy and authoritarian collectivism have known diverse political regimes; autocratic, oligarchic or democratic, they each consist of a mixed, partly oligarchic regime in which plebeian politics are subordinated. With authoritarian collectivism’s defeat, a return to modernity has produced one more hybrid configuration.
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An in-depth investigation of political modernity and how it is differentiated from other forms of society, this book researches its origins and trajectory as a specific dimension of modern civilisation – articulating a renewed critical theory through an analysis of rights and law, politics, state and autonomy, social reproduction, crisis and political change.
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Examining these diverse aspects, Political Modernity and Social Theory proposes an encompassing and far-reaching approach spanning past and present – stressing radical plebeian democracy and maintaining a strong opening to the future and to possible alternatives to modernity.