Emotion and Reason in Social Change - Insights From Fiction

Informationen zum Autor JOHN GIRLING is an Independent Researcher, formerly a Senior Fellow at the Australia National University, Canberra. He is the author of ten books, his most recent being Social Movements and Symbolic Power, 2004. Klappentext The central concern of this ambitious study is to understand the impact of social change on people's lives - in the vital areas of economy, politics and civil society. Combining social science rationality with the understanding of emotions through works of imagination, John Girling investigates international economic, political and social problems. Zusammenfassung The central concern of this ambitious study is to understand the impact of social change on people's lives - in the vital areas of economy! politics and civil society. Combining social science rationality with the understanding of emotions through works of imagination! John Girling investigates international economic! political and social problems. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: Bridging the Emotional/Intellectual Divide PART 1: POSSESSION Democracy or Authoritarianism Global Capitalism PART 2: POWER Imperialism: The Perils of Globalism Violence The Enigma of Politics PART 3: SOCIETY: VISION AND DIVISION Environment Women Dark Energy Conclusion Epilogue Bibliography Index

List of contents

Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: Bridging the Emotional/Intellectual Divide PART 1: POSSESSION Democracy or Authoritarianism Global Capitalism PART 2: POWER Imperialism: The Perils of Globalism Violence The Enigma of Politics PART 3: SOCIETY: VISION AND DIVISION Environment Women Dark Energy Conclusion Epilogue Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: J Girling, J. Girling, John Girling
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349279500
• ISBN: 978-1-349-27950-0
• No. of pages: 246
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); B, Emotion, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Social Theory, Human Rights, Political Sociology, Psychology: emotions, Politics & government, Emotions, Sociology, general, Human rights, civil rights, Social sciences—Philosophy, Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection