{"product_id":"the-social-ontology-of-capitalism-paperback","title":"The Social Ontology of Capitalism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Krier\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMark P. Worrell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book addresses core questions about the nature and structure of contemporary capitalism and the social dynamics and countervailing forces that shape modern life. From a robust and self-consciously sociological framework, it analyzes and interrogates such issues as the nature of the social, the power of the sacred, the nature of authority, the problem of representation, reification, alienation, utopia, and collective resistance. Historical materialism reveals that the scope of productive functions is broader than the crude realism of economism. Marx's critical theory of the commodity and his analysis of the capitalist regime of accumulation remain as vital as ever and serve as a guiding light for the continued exploration of the philosophical underpinnings of critical inquiry and praxis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book addresses core questions about the nature and structure of contemporary capitalism and the social dynamics and countervailing forces that shape modern life. From a robust and self-consciously sociological framework, it analyzes and interrogates such issues as the nature of the social, the power of the sacred, the social nature of authority, the problem of representation, reification and alienation, utopia, and collective resistance. Marx's historical materialism and his recognition that \"productive functions\" were broader in substance than narrow economism remain as vital as ever. This book utilizes that as a compelling guide for continued exploration into the philosophical underpinnings that ground critical inquiry and praxis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan Krier is Associate Professor of Sociology at Iowa State University, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSpeculative Management: Stock Market Power and Corporate Change\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eNASCAR, Sturgis and the New Economy of Spectacle\u003c\/i\u003e (with Bill Swart, 2016), the editor of \u003ci\u003eCapitalism's Future: Alienation, Emancipation and Critique\u003c\/i\u003e (with Mark P. Worrell, 2016) and has published academic articles in the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Economics and Sociology, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCurrent Perspectives in Social Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCritical Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFast Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eMark P. Worrell, Associate Professor at SUNY Cortland, USA, has published widely in critical social theory journals including \u003ci\u003eTelos\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRethinking Marxism, Current Perspectives in Social Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFast Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLogos\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCritical Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e, where he also serves as an Associate Editor. His books include \u003ci\u003eTerror: Social, Political, and Economic Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and the edited volume \u003ci\u003eCapitalism's Future: Alienation, Emancipation and Critique\u003c\/i\u003e (with Dan Krier, 2016).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42121889611911,"sku":"9781349958917","price":178.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/923a029b41dbb8aceec235c61c33ca8e.webp?v=1732556621","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-social-ontology-of-capitalism-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}