A Contemporary Critique of Historical Materialism
a Giddens is, in the British context, remarkable for more than his industry. He is that rarest of birds, a home reared 'grand theorista , whose aim is nothing less than a reconstruction of the theoretical foundations of social theory ... The Nation State and Violence is the latest, well--argued and researched stage in his attempt to show how the reality we now inhabit has been formed in recent history.a David J. Levy, Times Higher Education Supplement--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.