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    Understanding Class

    By Erik Olin Wright

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    Leading sociologist examines how different readings of class enrich our understanding of capitalism

    Few 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 Understanding Class, 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, Understanding Class provides a compelling view of how to think about the complexity of class in the world today.

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    PublisherVerso
    Release dateSep 1, 2015
    ISBN9781781689226
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    Erik Olin Wright

    Erik Olin Wright (1947–2019) was Vilas Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin. He authored many books, including Classes, Interrogating Inequality, Class Counts, Deepening Democracy (with Archon Fung), and Envisioning Real Utopias.

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    • 5/5
      Excellent book about the meaning of class in present day world. One of The last books from Erik Olin Wright who was the authority on the matter at least in the english speaking world.