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Conversations with Anthony Giddens: Making Sense of Modernity

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This book is a very simple interview of Giddens. Though he has enjoyed a worldwide reputation as one of the most important contemporary sociologists, his books tend to simplify many practical issues. It is even more serious as to the transcript of an interview. Young learners might find it helpful to read Giddens's thoeries in plain languages and a Q/A fashion. But those who have mid-term understanding can be dissapointed by the shallowness.

In fact, as the Labour Party came into power, the borderline between scholarship and political influence seems to get blurry for Giddens. He is deemed the mentor for Tony Blair, and his doctrines appear to be closer to political slogans. Readers should examine the coherence of his theories, and scrutinize them more carefully.

This book is a really good introduction to the work of Giddens. It is a collection of conversations between Anthony Giddens and Christopher Pierson, that explores Giddens work in an informal style. Very good as a primer.