Market Society: Markets and Modern Social Theory

Author:   Don Slater (Goldsmiths College, University of London) ,  Fran Tonkiss (London School of Economics)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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9780745620275


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   24 November 2000
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Author:   Don Slater (Goldsmiths College, University of London) ,  Fran Tonkiss (London School of Economics)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Polity Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.354kg
ISBN:  

9780745620275


ISBN 10:   0745620272
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   24 November 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. The Emergence of Market Society. 2. Markets and Economic Order. 3. Rationality, The Individual and Social Order. 4. Markets and Social Structures. 5. States and Markets. 6. Commerce and Culture. 7.The Cultural Turn. Conclusion: Markets versus Market Society. Bibliography. Index

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""'A lucid, much-needed, wide-ranging review of theoretical accounts of the nature and idea of markets and their effects on modern social order and cultural change."" Professor Alan Warde, University of Manchester ""Slater and Tonkiss have written an incredibly stimulating and plainspoken book about the most compelling subject in the world today. Market Society is succinct yet comprehensive, dissolving ""the market"" into manageable concepts and concrete situations that will provoke both questions and many new ideas."" Professor Sharon Zukin, Brooklyn College and City University of New York Graduate School ""Market society: Markets and Modern Social Theory will act as an excellent introduction to this area for a variety of students and their teachers. It is accessible without being simplistic, is well written and covers an impressive amound of ground. It deserves to find a place on many undergraduate and postgraduate courses on work, economic life, consumption as well as wider modules on political economy and social order."" British Journal of Sociology Slater and Tonkiss have produced for social scientists the most useful volume on markets that I have seen. ...The authors avoid polemics but show that markets often provoke moral responses in participants and observers""Stephen Gudeman, The Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute


'A lucid, much-needed, wide-ranging review of theoretical accounts of the nature and idea of markets and their effects on modern social order and cultural change. Professor Alan Warde, University of Manchester Slater and Tonkiss have written an incredibly stimulating and plainspoken book about the most compelling subject in the world today. Market Society is succinct yet comprehensive, dissolving the market into manageable concepts and concrete situations that will provoke both questions and many new ideas. Professor Sharon Zukin, Brooklyn College and City University of New York Graduate School Market society: Markets and Modern Social Theory will act as an excellent introduction to this area for a variety of students and their teachers. It is accessible without being simplistic, is well written and covers an impressive amound of ground. It deserves to find a place on many undergraduate and postgraduate courses on work, economic life, consumption as well as wider modules on political economy and social order. British Journal of Sociology Slater and Tonkiss have produced for social scientists the most useful volume on markets that I have seen. ...The authors avoid polemics but show that markets often provoke moral responses in participants and observers Stephen Gudeman, The Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute


a A lucid, much--needed, wide--ranging review of theoretical accounts of the nature and idea of markets and their effects on modern social order and cultural change. Professor Alan Warde, University of Manchester Slater and Tonkiss have written an incredibly stimulating and plainspoken book about the most compelling subject in the world today. Market Society is succinct yet comprehensive, dissolving the market into manageable concepts and concrete situations that will provoke both questions and many new ideas. Professor Sharon Zukin, Brooklyn College and City University of New York Graduate School Market society: Markets and Modern Social Theory will act as an excellent introduction to this area for a variety of students and their teachers. It is accessible without being simplistic, is well written and covers an impressive amound of ground. It deserves to find a place on many undergraduate and postgraduate courses on work, economic life, consumption as well as wider modules on political economy and social order. British Journal of Sociology Slater and Tonkiss have produced for social scientists the most useful volume on markets that I have seen. ...The authors avoid polemics but show that markets often provoke moral responses in participants and observers Stephen Gudeman, The Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute


"'A lucid, much-needed, wide-ranging review of theoretical accounts of the nature and idea of markets and their effects on modern social order and cultural change." Professor Alan Warde, University of Manchester "Slater and Tonkiss have written an incredibly stimulating and plainspoken book about the most compelling subject in the world today. Market Society is succinct yet comprehensive, dissolving "the market" into manageable concepts and concrete situations that will provoke both questions and many new ideas." Professor Sharon Zukin, Brooklyn College and City University of New York Graduate School "Market society: Markets and Modern Social Theory will act as an excellent introduction to this area for a variety of students and their teachers. It is accessible without being simplistic, is well written and covers an impressive amound of ground. It deserves to find a place on many undergraduate and postgraduate courses on work, economic life, consumption as well as wider modules on political economy and social order." British Journal of Sociology Slater and Tonkiss have produced for social scientists the most useful volume on markets that I have seen. ...The authors avoid polemics but show that markets often provoke moral responses in participants and observers"Stephen Gudeman, The Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute


"""'A lucid, much-needed, wide-ranging review of theoretical accounts of the nature and idea of markets and their effects on modern social order and cultural change."" Professor Alan Warde, University of Manchester ""Slater and Tonkiss have written an incredibly stimulating and plainspoken book about the most compelling subject in the world today. Market Society is succinct yet comprehensive, dissolving ""the market"" into manageable concepts and concrete situations that will provoke both questions and many new ideas."" Professor Sharon Zukin, Brooklyn College and City University of New York Graduate School ""Market society: Markets and Modern Social Theory will act as an excellent introduction to this area for a variety of students and their teachers. It is accessible without being simplistic, is well written and covers an impressive amound of ground. It deserves to find a place on many undergraduate and postgraduate courses on work, economic life, consumption as well as wider modules on political economy and social order."" British Journal of Sociology Slater and Tonkiss have produced for social scientists the most useful volume on markets that I have seen. ...The authors avoid polemics but show that markets often provoke moral responses in participants and observers""Stephen Gudeman, The Journal of The Royal Anthropological Institute"


Author Information

Don Slater is Senior Lecturer and Fran Tonkiss is Lecturer in Sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

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