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An Age of Limits outlines a new social theory for understanding contemporary society. Providing an analysis of why political, economic and cultural powers face constraints across the global North and beyond, this bold book argues that forces which address current challenges must confront the limits of the interplay between dominant institutions.
Contents
1. From the Birth of the Modern World to the Age of Limits 2. Convergence and Divergence 3. The Paths towards Pluralist Democracy: Liberal versus Radical Interpretations 4. Free and Unfree Markets 5. The Paradoxes of Science, Technology and Social Change 6. The Limits to Transforming the Environment 7. Three Cultures 8. Modernization and the Politics of Development 9. Social Theory in the Face of the Future