Eva Etzioni-Halevy is a Holocaust Survivor. She is Professor Emerita of Political Sociology at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. She has published many academic books and writes Biblical novels. Etzioni-Halevy has previously taught at Tel Aviv University and Australian National University.

• Introduction Part 1 1. The advent of modern society in classical sociology 2. The advent of modern society in contemporary sociology (A): ‘mainstream’ and modernization theory 3. The advent of modern society in contemporary sociology (B): Marxist, neo-Marxist and dependency theory Part 2 4. The advent and maturation of the modern economy 5. The advent and maturation of the modern class structure 6. The advent and maturation of the modern polity (A): the power of governments and ruling elites 7. The advent and maturation of the modern polity (B): public participation and political manipulation 8. The advent and maturation of modern education Part 3 9. The search for alternatives Conclusion

Eva Etzioni-Halevy is a Holocaust Survivor. She is Professor Emerita of Political Sociology at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. She has published many academic books and writes Biblical novels. Etzioni-Halevy has previously taught at Tel Aviv University and Australian National University.

• Introduction Part 1 1. The advent of modern society in classical sociology 2. The advent of modern society in contemporary sociology (A): ‘mainstream’ and modernization theory 3. The advent of modern society in contemporary sociology (B): Marxist, neo-Marxist and dependency theory Part 2 4. The advent and maturation of the modern economy 5. The advent and maturation of the modern class structure 6. The advent and maturation of the modern polity (A): the power of governments and ruling elites 7. The advent and maturation of the modern polity (B): public participation and political manipulation 8. The advent and maturation of modern education Part 3 9. The search for alternatives Conclusion