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Political Power and Social Theory (Hardcover)
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Political Power and Social Theory (Hardcover)
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This volume of "Political Power and Social Theory" deliberately
grapples with some of the weightiest subjects in the contemporary
social sciences: race and class and their impact on political and
economic organization. Three historical papers on Cuba, Tanzania,
and Mexico open the volume by exploring the complex relations
between race, class, ethnicity, and nationalism. Two subsequent
papers, which draw on the contemporary case studies of Chile and
South Africa, focus on the intersection of class, race, ethnic and
generational identities in the contested appropriation of space and
territory.The volume concludes with a dynamic debate structured
around the question 'Whither Class?' in which the eminent
sociologist Alejandro Portes makes a deliberately provocative call
to arms. Portes urges a rethinking of class and proposes a new type
of class analysis in light of some of the recent social, political,
and economic changes of our times. He is rejoined by a
distinguished interdisciplinary panel of scholars including Richard
Sennett, Edna Bonacich, Richard Ratcliff, Zine Magubane and David
Grusky, each of whom examine his position and offers their own view
of the continuing relevance of class-based theories. With their
contributions, the volume circles back to complex questions of race
and other multifaceted forms of identity that increasingly capture
the imagination of social scientists in the modern world.
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