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ⓘ About Anthony Giddens
Anthony Giddens is a British published author as well as sociologist. He has appeared as himself on television shows such as The Sunday Programme and others including Charlie Rose and A Week in Politics. Giddens was born in London on January 18, 1938. He is known for his theory regarding ‘structuration’ as well as a holistic viewpoint when it comes to modern societies. He has written over thirty books and they have been published in a tremendous variety of languages. He is also recognized as being a prominent contributor when it comes to sociology in the present day and age. Anthony has also had an involving life participating in academic pursuits. His first stage of academic life involved him being interested in defining sociology and a new vision of what the subject entails.
All Book Series by Anthony Giddens
The Class Structure Of The Advanced Societies
Series opener · book 1 of 21 · published 1973
Classes, Power and Conflict: Classical and Contemporary Debates
Book 2 of 21 · published 1982
The Constitution of Society: Outline of the Theory of Structuration
Book 5 of 21 · published 1991
Beyond Left and Right: The Future of Radical Politics
Book 8 of 21 · published 1994
Runaway World: How Globalization is Reshaping Our Lives
Book 16 of 21 · published 2003
The Progressive Manifesto: New Ideas for the Centre-Left
Book 17 of 21 · published 2003
Turbulent and Mighty Continent
Latest in the series · book 21 of 21 · published 2013
Capitalism and Modern Social Theory: An Analysis of the Writings of Marx, Durkheim and Max Weber
Series opener · book 1 of 18 · published 1971
Central Problems in Social Theory: Action, Structure, and Contradiction in Social Analysis
Book 2 of 18 · published 1979
The Nation-State and Violence: Volume 2 of A Contemporary Critique of Historical Materialism
Book 4 of 18 · published 1987
Modernity and Self-Identity: Self and Society in the Late Modern Age
Book 6 of 18 · published 1991
New Rules of Sociological Method: A Positive Critique of Interpretative Sociologies
Book 7 of 18 · published 1993
Reflexive Modernization: Politics, Tradition and Aesthetics in the Modern Social Order
Book 8 of 18 · published 1994 Co-authored · Ulrich Beck
New Thinking for New Times
Book 9 of 18 · published 1995 Co-authored · Robin Wilson,Rory O'Donnell,Geraldine Donaghy,Kate Fearon
A Contemporary Critique of Historical Materialism
Book 10 of 18 · published 1995
In Defence of Sociology: Essays, Interpretations and Rejoinders
Book 11 of 18 · published 1996
Politics and Sociology in the Thought of Max Weber
Book 17 of 18 · published 2013
Studies in Social and Political Theory
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2015
Green Growth, Smart Growth: A New Approach to Economics, Innovation and the Environment
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2015 Co-authored · Ralf Fücks,Rachel Harland
Key concepts of sociology
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2018 Co-authored · Philip W. Sutton
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Anthony Giddens?
Anthony Giddens is a British published author as well as sociologist. He has appeared as himself on television shows such as The Sunday Programme and others including Charlie Rose and A Week in Politics. Giddens was born in London on January 18, 1938.
Which Anthony Giddens series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Anthony Giddens Textbooks series, the earliest of Anthony Giddens's multi-book series: it opens with Capitalism and Modern Social Theory: An Analysis of the Writings of Marx, Durkheim and Max Weber (1971) and runs to 18 books across 1971–2015, ending with Studies in Social and Political Theory (2015). Anthony Giddens's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Anthony Giddens written?
Anthony Giddens has 42 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1971 and 2018. Every one of them sits in one of 4 named series — the largest being the Social Science series with 21 books.
In what order should Anthony Giddens's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Anthony Giddens's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Anthony Giddens Textbooks (1971–2015, 18 books), Social Science (1973–2013, 21 books) and Anthony Giddens Medical (1992, 1 book), plus 1 more.
How are Anthony Giddens's books organised into series?
This guide splits Anthony Giddens's 42 books into 4 named series, with no standalone titles: Social Science (21 books, 1973–2013); Anthony Giddens Textbooks (18 books, 1971–2015); A Contemporary Critique of Historical Materialism (2 books, 2015–2018); Anthony Giddens Medical (1 book, 1992).