Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Anthony Giddens
Born: January 18, 1938 (age 87)
Bio: Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens is a British sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies.
Known for:
- The consequences of modernity (1990)
- Runaway world (1999)
- The constitution of society (1984)
- Modernity and self-identity (1991)
- The Politics of Climate Change (2006)