Anthony Giddens

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Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens (born 18 January 1938) is an English sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies. He is considered to be one of the most prominent modern sociologists and is the author of at least 34 books, published in at least 29 languages, issuing on average more than one book every year. In 2007, Giddens was listed as the fifth most-referenced author of books in the humanities. He has academic appointments in approximately twenty different universities throughout the world and has received numerous honorary degrees.

His works are divided into four stages:

The first one involved outlining a new vision of what sociology is, presenting a theoretical and methodological understanding of that field based on a critical reinterpretation of the classics. His major publications of that era include ''Capitalism and Modern Social Theory'' (1971) and ''The Class Structure of the Advanced Societies'' (1973).

In the second stage, Giddens developed the theory of structuration, an analysis of agency and structure in which primacy is granted to neither. His works of that period, such as ''New Rules of Sociological Method'' (1976), ''Central Problems in Social Theory'' (1979) and ''The Constitution of Society'' (1984), brought him international fame on the sociological arena.

The third stage of Giddens's academic work was concerned with modernity, globalisation and politics, especially the impact of modernity on social and personal life. This stage is reflected by his critique of postmodernity and discussions of a new "utopian-realist" Third Way in politics which is visible in ''The Consequences of Modernity'' (1990), ''Modernity and Self-Identity'' (1991), ''The Transformation of Intimacy'' (1992), ''Beyond Left and Right'' (1994) and ''The Third Way'' (1998).

In the most recent stage, Giddens has turned his attention to a more concrete range of problems relevant to the evolution of world society, namely environmental issues, focusing especially upon debates about climate change in his book ''The Politics of Climate Change'' (2009); the role and nature of the European Union in ''Turbulent and Mighty Continent'' (2014); and in a series of lectures and speeches also the nature and consequences of the Digital Revolution.

Giddens served as Director of the London School of Economics from 1997 to 2003, where he is now Emeritus Professor at the Department of Sociology. He is a life fellow of King's College, Cambridge. According to the Open Syllabus Project, Giddens is the most frequently cited author on college syllabi for sociology courses. Provided by Wikipedia
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    La constitución de la sociedad : bases para la teoría de la estructuración / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 2006
    Book
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    Las nuevas reglas del método sociológico : crítica positiva de las sociologías comprensivas / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 2012
    Book
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    La constitución de la sociedad : bases para la teoría de la estructuración / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 2006
    Book
  4. 4

    Modernidad e identidad del yo : el yo y la sociedad en la época contemporánea / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 2000
    Book
  5. 5

    La constitución de la sociedad : bases para la teoría de la estructuración / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 2006
    Book
  6. 6

    La estructura de clases en las sociedades avanzadas / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 1979
    Book
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    Sociología / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 1992
    Book
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    La constitución de la sociedad : bases para la teoría de la estructuración / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 1995
    Book
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    Las consecuencias de la modernidad / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 1997
    Book
  10. 10

    La estructura de clases en las sociedades avanzadas / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 1994
    Book
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    Modernidad e identidad del yo : el yo y la sociedad en la época contemporánea / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 1998
    Book
  12. 12

    Modernidad e identidad del yo : el yo y la sociedad en la época contemporánea / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 1994
    Book
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    El capitalismo y la moderna teoría social / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 1994
    Book
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    Sociología / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 1995
    Book
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    La teoría social, hoy / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 1987
    Book
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    Política y sociología en Max Weber / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 1976
    Book
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    The third way : the renewal of social democracy / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 1998
    Book
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    The third way and its critics / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 2000
    Book
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    Las nuevas reglas del método sociologico : Crítica positiva de las sociologías comprensivas. / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 2007
    Book
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    La teoría social, hoy. / by Giddens, Anthony

    Published 2009
    Book