Tom Bottomore Libros

¿Puede el capitalismo sobrevivir? No, en mi opinión, no. La reflexión de Schumpeter sobre el socialismo mantiene su relevancia, especialmente ante el imparable ascenso de China. Se enfrenta a grandes cuestiones sociopolíticas en un enfoque de histoire raisonnée como clave para comprender los procesos históricos. En esta edición se incluye por primera vez la Parte V de la obra, donde Schumpeter analiza las similitudes y, sobre todo, las diferencias entre las corrientes y partidos socialistas en Europa, Rusia y Estados Unidos, y examina críticamente el ascenso de la Unión Soviética. Una introducción a las tesis de Schumpeter y su contexto en el debate contemporáneo, junto con una bibliografía selecta, facilitan el acceso a esta obra fundamental. Este clásico de las ciencias sociales se presenta ahora en su totalidad.

Twentieth-century social thought ranges widely from the social sciences to philosophy, political theories and doctrines, cultural ideas and movements, and even the natural sciences. This Dictionary aims to provide a reliable and comprehensive overview of the the main themes of social thought, in particular the major concepts, principal schools and movements of thought, and those institutions that have been objects of social analysis or engendered significant doctrines and ideas. Long entries, by a collection of distinguished contributors, cover major currents of thought, philosophical and cultural trends and the individual social sciences are supplemented by shorter accounts of specific concepts and phenomema. Each entry has suggestions for further reading, there is a comprehensive bibliography of all books cited or referred to in the text, a general index, and an appendix covering the major social thinkers with brief biographical notes.

Wolfson College Lectures 1981: • Reflections on social theory and political practice — by Ralf Dahrendorf • Social theory and politics in the history of social theory — by Tom Bottomore • Political theory and practice — by Charles Taylor • Accounts, actions, and values : objectivity of social science — by Amartya Sen • Social theory, social understanding, and political action — by John Dunn • The collapse of consensus : ideology in British politics — by David Marquand • Marxism and Communism — by Wlodzimierz Brus