Trauma: A Social Theory

By Jeffrey C. Alexander

Book Overview

In this book Jeffrey C. Alexander develops an original social theory of trauma and uses it to carry out a series of empirical investigations into social suffering around the globe. Contemporary societies have often been described as more concerned with the past than the future, more with tragedy than progress. Here, Alexander explains why.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745649114
• ISBN13: 9780745649115
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"