Beck, Ulrich 1944-

Risk society : towards a new modernity by Ulrich Beck ( Book )
46 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in 11 languages and held by 943 libraries worldwide
"This book by one of Europe's leading social and political theorists draws together key essays which argue that a new frame of reference is needed to understand the world risk society in which we live today. Beck focuses on ecological and technological questions of risk, and their sociological and political implications. In doing so, he discusses and answers some of the criticisms provoked by his earlier and much cited work on risk society." "This book is an important text for students and scholars in sociology and politics. It will also be read by a broader audience interested in the key social and political questions of our time."--BOOK JACKET.

The brave new world of work by Ulrich Beck ( Book )
13 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in 5 languages and held by 618 libraries worldwide

What is globalization by Ulrich Beck ( Book )
21 editions published between 1997 and 2008 in 10 languages and held by 557 libraries worldwide
"This new book offers an engaging and challenging introduction to the thorny paths of the globalization debate. Beck aims to clarify the ambiguities of the debate, to distinguish between the various types of globalization and to warn the reader of conceptual traps. Most importantly, however, he opens up the horizon for political responses to globalization." "Beck focuses on two main questions: what does globalization mean? and how can it be moulded politically?" "This book will be an important text for students and scholars in politics, sociology, geography and the social sciences generally. It will also appeal to a broader audience interested in key social and political issues in the world today."--BOOK JACKET.

Reflexive modernization : politics, tradition and aesthetics in the modern social order by Ulrich Beck ( Book )
6 editions published between 1994 and 2007 in English and Spanish and held by 460 libraries worldwide

The reinvention of politics : rethinking modernity in the global social order by Ulrich Beck ( Book )
19 editions published between 1993 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 444 libraries worldwide

Power in the global age : a new global political economy by Ulrich Beck ( Book )
20 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 412 libraries worldwide
"This new book throws light on the global power games being played out between global business, nation-states and movements rooted in civil society. Ulrich Beck offers an account of the changing nature of power in the global age and assesses the influence of the ever-expanding counter-powers." "The author puts forward the provocative thesis that, in an age of global crises and risks, a politics of 'golden handcuffs' - the creation of a dense network of transnational interdependencies - is exactly what is needed in order to regain national autonomy, not least in relation to a highly mobile world economy. It is imperative that the maxim of nation-based realpolitik - that national interests have necessarily to be pursued by national means - be replaced by the maxim of cosmopolitan realpolitik. The more cosmopolitan our political structures and activities. Beck suggests, the more successful they will be in promoting national interests, and the greater our individual power in this global age will be."--BOOK JACKET.

Individualization : institutionalized individualism and its social and political consequences by Ulrich Beck ( Book )
7 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and held by 403 libraries worldwide

The normal chaos of love by Ulrich Beck ( Book )
14 editions published between 1990 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 387 libraries worldwide

World at risk by Ulrich Beck ( Book )
15 editions published between 1997 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 370 libraries worldwide
'World at Risk' is a timely and far-reaching analysis of the structural dynamics of the modern world, the global nature of risk and the future of global politics by one of the most original and exciting social thinkers writing today.

The cosmopolitan vision by Ulrich Beck ( Book )
16 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 328 libraries worldwide
"In this new book, Ulrich Beck develops his now widely used concepts of second modernity, risk society and reflexive sociology into a radical new sociological analysis of the cosmopolitan implications of globalization. Beck draws extensively on empirical and theoretical analyses of such phenomena as migration, war and terror, as well as a range of literary and historical works, to weave a rich discursive web in which analytical, critical and methodological themes intertwine effortlessly. Contrasting a 'cosmopolitan vision' or 'outlook' sharpened by awareness of the transformative and transgressive impacts of globalization with the 'national outlook' neurotically fixated on the familiar reference points of a world of nations-states-borders, sovereignty, exclusive identities-Beck shows how even opponents of globalization and cosmopolitanism are trapped by the logic of reflexive modernization into promoting the very processes they are opposing. A persistent theme running through the book is the attempt to recover an authentically European tradition of cosmopolitan openness to otherness and tolerance of difference. What Europe needs, Beck argues, is the courage to unite forms of life which have grown out of language, skin colour, nationality or religion with awareness that, in a radically insecure world, all are equal and everyone is different." -- from book cover.