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The new politics of class : social movements and cultural dynamics in advanced societies / Klaus Eder.

Title
The new politics of class : social movements and cultural dynamics in advanced societies / Klaus Eder.
Author
Eder, Klaus, 1946-
Publication
London ; Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1993.

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Description
ix, 223 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
Drawing on Bourdieu and Habermas, this text outlines a cultural conception of class as the basis for understanding contemporary societies. It re-evaluates the role of the middle classes, traditionally the crux of class analysis, and links class to social theories of power and cultural capital.
Series Statement
Theory, culture & society
Uniform Title
Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
Subject
  • Cultural Evolution
  • Culture
  • Social Class
  • Social classes
  • Social movements
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-216) and index.
Contents
Conclusion: Beyond Traditional Class Theory -- 10. From the Crisis of Class Politics to the Critique of Class Politics: Reflecting the Role of 'Crisis Discourses' in Modern Society.
ISBN
  • 0803986874
  • 0803988680 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^^93083773^
OCLC
28706628
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library