First published in 1982, Professor BaumanOCOs discussion of the mechanism of class formation and institutionalisation of class conflict argues that our understanding of changes in social and political structure has been hindered by the freezing of concepts of class in the ice-age of industrial society. He investigates the impact of historical memory on the early transformation of rank into a class society, and on the current confusion in the analysis of the OCycrisis of late-industrial societyOCO.
The book traces the formation of a class society back to the patterns of OCysurveillance powerOCO and control, and shows how these patterns preceded and made possible the industrial system. Subsequently OCyeconomisedOCO into the industrial system, these same patterns of control have now proved to be inadequate under social conditions brought about by this economisation of the power conflict."
- ISBN10 0203857208
- ISBN13 9780203857205
- Publish Date 15 December 2009
- Publish Status Transferred
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Routledge
- Format eBook
- Pages 222
- Language English