Political and Economic Forms of Modernity

Synopsis of Political and Economic Forms of Modernity

«Political and Economic Forms of Modernity» is a sociology textbook by John Allen, Peter Braham, Paul Lewis and Stuart Hall, in paperback from Polity Press.

Introductory study of the political and economic dimensions of twentieth-century industrialised societies: democracy, state, citizenship, social movements, organisation of production and power at work. Focused on Britain, it includes comparisons with Japan, North America and Europe, and readings from social theorists with questions and exercises.

It is the second volume of the «Understanding Modern Societies» series, study material for the Open University sociology course.

Suitable for social science students and for readers without prior training interested in sociology.