An Introduction to Politics, State and Society

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This major new textbook will equip students with a complete understanding of contemporary politics, state and society in the United Kingdom today. </p>
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<p>Key underlying themes include:</p>
<p>- the differences between traditional and alternative `sites of power′ and what we mean by `political′</p>
<p>- the relationships between politics, society and how individuals become and remain engaged with politics</p>
<p>- the rapid transformations in contemporary social structures and their impact on social and political life</p>
<p>- the role of human agency and its significance to social and political action and movements</p>
<p>- contemporary cultural and social dislocations and their impact on some of the major contested areas of political life today.</p>
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<p>Key features include:</p>
<p>- key concepts and issues</p>
<p>- key theorists and writers</p>
<p>- discussion questions</p>
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<p>Comprehensive and accessible, An Introduction to Politics, State & Society is an essential text for all undergraduate students of politics, the contemporary state, power and political sociology.</p>
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<p>James W McAuley is Professor of Political Sociology and Irish Studies in the School of Human and Health Sciences at the University of Huddersfield