Trust in Modern Societies: Significance, Scope and Limits of the Drive Towards Global Uniformity

by Barbara A. Misztal

This book deals with one of the most important problems facing modern societies -- the question of social cohesion. The author offers a comprehensive overview of past and present theories about the role of trust as a means of creating solidarity. The book will be essential reading for second-year undergraduates and above in the fields of social theory, political theory and political sociology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745616348
• ISBN13: 9780745616346
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"