This revised edition of Patrick Baert's widely acclaimed "Social
Theory in the Twentieth Century," now benefitting from the
collaboration of Filipe Carreira da Silva has been brought right
up-to-date with cutting-edge developments in social theory today.
It offers an easy-to-read but provocative account of the
development of social theory, covering a range of key figures and
classic schools of thought. The authors bridge the gap between
philosophy and social theory, locating the theoretical views of
individuals such as Michel Foucault, Anthony Giddens and Jurgen
Habermas within wider historical traditions.
The revised edition includes new material on French pragmatist
sociology and cultural sociology, and on contemporary social
thinkers such as Zygmunt Bauman, Ulrich Beck, Manuel Castells,
Randall Collins, Michael Mann, Saskia Sassen and Theda Skocpol. The
authors conclude with a bold, new pragmatist agenda for social
theory and the social sciences.
Written in a lively style, and avoiding jargon, "Social Theory
in the Twentieth Century and Beyond" is aimed at students who wish
to gain an understanding of the main debates and dilemmas driving
social theory. Like its predecessor, it will be a standard
introduction to modern social theory for students in sociology,
politics and anthropology.
General
Imprint: |
Polity Press
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
December 2009 |
First published: |
2010 |
Authors: |
P Baert
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
248 |
Edition: |
2nd Edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7456-3981-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Social theory
|
LSN: |
0-7456-3981-X |
Barcode: |
9780745639819 |
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