There is a great deal of attention in modern societies to inequality and the social problems it causes. Often inequality is ...

S. G. Mestrovic, Texas A & M University, in Choice "Social Theory of Modern Societies: Anthony Giddens and his Critics performs a balanced act of drawing to our attention the furthest horizons of this ...

Secret societies have long fascinated the public with their air of mystery, exclusivity, and influence. These organizations, ...

As we all know, today even Greece has given up the direct democracy its ancestors invented. In fact the ancient Athens’ Ecclesia-style democracy can’t be found anywhere in the world.

This book provides a unique historical and comparative analysis of the place of religion in the emergence of modern secular society. Bryan S. Turner considers the problems of multicultural, ...