{"product_id":"2026200014561-secondhand-the-class-structure-of-the-advanced-societies","title":"The Class Structure Of The Advanced Societies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one of the most ambitious and rigorous works of social theory produced in the twentieth century, Anthony Giddens mounts a systematic examination of class in modern capitalist societies, challenging both orthodox Marxist and liberal sociological traditions with equal intellectual force. The Class Structure of the Advanced Societies presents a comprehensive theoretical framework that dissects the nature of class relations, the structuration of social inequality, and the mechanisms through which class divisions reproduce themselves across industrialised nations — cutting through ideological assumptions to reveal the structural realities beneath.\n\nGiddens argues with characteristic precision that class is neither a simple product of economic ownership nor a mere artefact of occupational stratification, but a deeply embedded social process shaped by market capacities, mobility patterns, and institutional power. His prose is dense yet authoritative, demanding an engaged reader willing to grapple with the architecture of modern inequality. A landmark text in the sociological canon, this work remains as provocative today as on first publication — leaving the reader to ask whether the structures Giddens so meticulously mapped have truly changed, or merely found new disguises.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203122274523,"sku":"2026200014561-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b46ad06f-79fb-4798-b98d-7c97317686c8.png?v=1788144603","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014561-secondhand-the-class-structure-of-the-advanced-societies","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}