Emotion and Reason in Social Change Insights from Fiction [Hardcover]

The central concern of this ambitious study is to understand the impact of social change on people's lives - in the vital areas of economy, politics and civil society. Combining social science rationality with the understanding of emotions through works of imagination, John Girling investigates international economic, political and social problems.Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: Bridging the Emotional/Intellectual Divide PART 1: POSSESSION Democracy or Authoritarianism Global Capitalism PART 2: POWER Imperialism: The Perils of Globalism Violence The Enigma of Politics PART 3: SOCIETY: VISION AND DIVISION Environment Women Dark Energy Conclusion Epilogue Bibliography IndexJOHN GIRLING is an Independent Researcher, formerly a Senior Fellow at the Australia National University, Canberra. He is the author of ten books, his most recent being Social Movements and Symbolic Power, 2004.