This book, first published in 1989, addresses an issue that stood at the centre of sociological concern – the changing character of industrial societies. The

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Any study of contemporary industrial societies must take into account the role of power, ideology and class, and the degree to which these determine the develop

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Any study of contemporary industrial societies must take into account the role of power, ideology and class, and the degree to which these determine the develop