Paul Ransome
Biographic Data
| ID | 266041 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul Ransome |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul |
| FAMILY NAME | Ransome |
| SIGNATURE | RANSOME P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swansea University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sociology and the Future of Work: Contemporary discourses and debates
First published in 1999, this book adopts an explicitly forward-looking and dynamic approach in trying to understand not only where the sociology of work has come from but of where it is likely to go next. For the first time in a single volume, it reviews the continuing usefulness of the 'classical' accounts of Karl Marx, Max Webster and Emile Durkheim, the post-industrial accounts of the 1960s and 1970s and the post-Fordist accounts of the 1980s…
The Big Society' Fact or Fiction? - a Sociological Critique
[No abstract]
Social theory for beginners
Treating social theory as an exciting intellectual journey in its own right, this new introductory-level textbook presents the key ideas and concepts in social theory together with an account of the intellectual background from which they emerged. Aimed at first-year undergraduates studying sociology and all related disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, it provides an introduction to the major questions and debates facing social theo…
Work, Consumption and Culture: Affluence and Social Change in the Twenty-First Century
The central question in this book is whether consumption has now displaced production as the defining factor in the lives of those in the industrialized West. Ransome offers a comprehensive review of the key issues in the debate, and where it might lead in the future
Antonio Gramsci: A New Introduction
This is an introduction to the major themes and terminology developed by the Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci. The text is divided into two parts. The first provides the historical, social and intellectual background which influenced Gramsci's childhood, education and later development as a political activist. Particular emphasis is given to the pattern of events which unfolded during Italy's post-First World War revolutionary period. The second p…
Antonio Gramsci: A New Introduction
This is an introduction to the major themes and terminology developed by the Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci. The text is divided into two parts. The first provides the historical, social and intellectual background which influenced Gramsci's childhood, education and later development as a political activist. Particular emphasis is given to the pattern of events which unfolded during Italy's post-First World War revolutionary period. The second p…
Work, Consumption and Culture: Affluence and Social Change in the Twenty-First Century
The central question in this book is whether consumption has now displaced production as the defining factor in the lives of those in the industrialized West. Ransome offers a comprehensive review of the key issues in the debate, and where it might lead in the future
Social theory for beginners
Treating social theory as an exciting intellectual journey in its own right, this new introductory-level textbook presents the key ideas and concepts in social theory together with an account of the intellectual background from which they emerged. Aimed at first-year undergraduates studying sociology and all related disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, it provides an introduction to the major questions and debates facing social theo…
The Big Society' Fact or Fiction? - a Sociological Critique
[No abstract]
Sociology and the Future of Work: Contemporary discourses and debates
First published in 1999, this book adopts an explicitly forward-looking and dynamic approach in trying to understand not only where the sociology of work has come from but of where it is likely to go next. For the first time in a single volume, it reviews the continuing usefulness of the 'classical' accounts of Karl Marx, Max Webster and Emile Durkheim, the post-industrial accounts of the 1960s and 1970s and the post-Fordist accounts of the 1980s…
Sociology (5 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (2 works) · Cultural (2 works) · Cultural Policy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works)