Restless Ideas: Contemporary Social Theory in an Anxious Age

by Tony Simmons

Book Overview

How do we make sense of the rise of political strongmen like Trump and Erdoğan, or the increase in hate crimes and terrorism? How can we understand Brexit and xenophobic, anti-immigrant sentiments and policies? More importantly, what can we do to make it all stop?
In Restless Ideas, Tony Simmons illustrates how social theory provides us with the skills for more informed observation, analysis and empathic understanding of social behaviour...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1773630954
• ISBN13: 9781773630953
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"