{"product_id":"understanding-class-isbn-9781781689202","title":"Understanding Class","description":"\u003cb\u003eLeading sociologist examines how different readings of class enrich our understanding of capitalism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew ideas are more contested today than “class.” Some have declared its death, while others insist on its centrality to contemporary capitalism. It is said its relevance is limited to explaining individuals’ economic conditions and opportunities, while at the same time argued that it is a structural feature of macro-power relations. In \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Class\u003c\/i\u003e, leading left sociologist Erik Olin Wright interrogates the divergent meanings of this fundamental concept in order to develop a more integrated framework of class analysis. Beginning with the treatment of class in Marx and Weber, proceeding through the writings of Charles Tilly, Thomas Piketty, Guy Standing, and others, and finally examining how class struggle and class compromise play out in contemporary society, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Class\u003c\/i\u003e provides a compelling view of how to think about the complexity of class in the world today.“Develop[s] general frameworks of class analysis that can help integrate the insights of different theoretical traditions, and analyze[s] the problem of class conflict and class compromise in contemporary capitalism.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Economic Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eEnvisioning Real Utopias\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Builds a strong case for an emancipatory social science.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A fascinating book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eOpen Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A benchmark contribution to necessary radical thinking.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Göran Therborn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Only a thinker of Wright’s genius could sustain such a badly needed political imagination without losing analytical clarity and precision.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Michael Burawoy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eErik Olin Wright\u003c\/b\u003e is Vilas Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eClasses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInterrogating Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClass Counts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeepening Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e (with Archon Fung), and \u003ci\u003eEnvisioning Real Utopias\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305103282405,"sku":"NP9781781689202","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781781689202.jpg?v=1767743228","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/understanding-class-isbn-9781781689202","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}