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008 140327s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2014009887
020 _a1138485012
020 _a9780415720366 (hardback)
040 _aDLC
_beng
_cDLC
_dEG-GiCUC
050 0 0 _aH61.15
_b.R64 2014
082 0 0 _a300.1
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092 0 4 _a300.1
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099 _a04
_a300.1 R7593
100 1 _aRomano, Onofrio,
_d1968-
245 1 4 _aThe sociology of knowledge in a time of crisis :
_bchallenging the phantom of liberty /
_cOnofrio Romano.
260 _aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c2014.
300 _a207 p. ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aRoutledge studies in social and political thought ;
_v92
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"The speed of social dynamics has overtaken the speed of thought. Adopting a dialectical perspective towards reality, social theory has always detected faults in the dominant social pattern, foreseeing crises and outlining in advance the features of new social models. Thought has always moved faster than reality and its ruling models, ensuring a dynamic equilibrium during modernity. Despite any dramatic social crisis, theory has always provided exit routes. The tragedy of current crisis lies in the fact that its social implications are exasperated by the absence of alternative views. This book identifies the causes of this mismatch between thought and reality, and illustrates a way out"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aSocial sciences
_xPhilosophy.
650 0 _aSociology
_xPhilosophy.
902 _a2
905 _aAmro L.
_eCat
905 _aEman
_eRev.
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_cBK
999 _c150132
_d150132