Author information

Ralph Schroeder

Blurb

Presents a new sociological theory for the modern world based on the notion of limits.

Abstract

An Age of Limits outlines a new social theory for understanding contemporary society. Providing an analysis of why political, economic, and cultural powers face constraints across the global North and beyond, this bold book argues that forces which address current challenges must confront the limits of the interplay between dominant institutions.

Table of Contents

1. From the birth of the modern world to the age of limits
2. Convergence and divergence
3. The paths toward pluralist democracy: Liberal versus radical interpretations
4. Free and unfree markets
5. The paradoxes of science, technology, and social change
6. The limits to transforming the environment.