Libros de Bryan S. Turner

The Condition Of Democracy

• 190 páginas
• Democracy and citizenship are conceptually and empirically contested. Against the backdrop of recent and current profound transformations in and of democratic societies, this volume presents and discusses acute contestations, within and beyond national...

Religious Change And Indigenous Peoples

• 149 páginas
• Exploring religious and spiritual changes which have been taking place among Indigenous populations in Australia and New Zealand, this book focuses on important changes in religious affiliation in census data over the last 15 years. Drawing on both local...

The Condition Of Democracy

• 206 páginas
• Classical liberal democratic theory has provided crucial ideas for a still dominant and hegemonic discourse that rests on ideological conceptions of freedom, equality, peacefulness, inclusive democratic participation, and tolerance. While this may have...

Faith’s Place

• 244 páginas
• What is the future of democracy in a religious world? Over the next fifty years, Australia is predicted to become a less religious country, while the world at large will become more religious. This raises questions about what kind of society Australia...

The Routledge International Handbook Of Globalization Studies: Second Edition

• 640 páginas
• The second edition of the Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies offers students clear and informed chapters on the history of globalization and key theories that have considered the causes and consequences of the globalization process....

Populism And The Crisis Of Democracy: Volume 3: Migration, Gender And Religion

• 190 páginas
• There is no threat to Western democracies today comparable to the rise of right-wing populism. While it has played an increasing role at least since the 1990s, only the social consequences of the global financial crises in 2008 have given it its break...

Populism And The Crisis Of Democracy: Volume 2: Politics, Social Movements And Extremism

• 192 páginas
• There is no threat to Western democracies today comparable to the rise of right-wing populism. While it has played an increasing role at least since the 1990s, only the social consequences of the global financial crises in 2008 have given it its break...

Religions, Nations, And Transnationalism In Multiple Modernities

• 235 páginas
• This edited book explores the impact of globalisation on the relationship between religion and politics, religion and nation, religion and nationalism, and the impact that transnationalism has on religious groups. In a post-Westphalian and transnational...

The New Blackwell Companion To The Sociology Of Religion

• Reflecting the very latest developments in the field, the New Companion provides a..

New Blackwell Companion To Social Theory

• A comprehensive new collection covering the principal traditions and critical contemporary issues..

Routledge Handbook Of Religions In Asia

• The Routledge Handbook of Religions in Asia provides a contemporary and comprehensive overview of religion in contemporary Asia. Compiled and introduced by Bryan S. Turner and Oscar Salemink, the Handbook contains specially written chapters by experts...

War And Peace

• The book explores the role of religion in war and peace through nine original contributions that examine a range of case studies from different historical periods. Religion, the volume suggests, is typically not the cause of human conflict, but rather...

The Religious And The Political: A Comparative Sociology Of Religion

• While the relationships between ethics and religion, and violence and politics, are of enduring..

The Religious And The Political: A Comparative Sociology Of Religion

• While the relationships between ethics and religion, and violence and politics, are of enduring..

Talcott Parsons

• Talcott Parsons was not only the most influential American sociologist of his time, but also one of

The Legacy Of Pierre Bourdieu

• Pierre Bourdieu is widely regarded as one of the most influential sociologists of his generation, and yet the reception of his work in different cultural contexts and academic disciplines has been varied and uneven. This volume maps out the legacy of Pier...

War And Peace

• Reflections on Leo Tolstoy’s "War and Peace," these original essays examine various facets of violence and human efforts to create peace. Religion is deeply involved in both processes: ones that produce violence and ones that...

Religion And Modern Society

The Contradictions Of Israeli Citizenship

• This book provides an integrated analysis of the complex nature of citizenship in Israel. Contributions from leading social and political theorists explore different aspects of citizenship through the demands and struggles of minority groups to provide...

Religion And Modern Society