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This book examines how 20th century theorists have used a discourse
of "crisis" to frame their conceptualizations of modernity. Through
an investigation of four key thinkers (Georg Lukacs, Hannah Arendt,
Reinhart Koselleck and Jurgen Habermas), Gilbert argues that
scholars in the social sciences and humanities should be cautious
of treating crises as explananda for research. Instead, the book
calls for sociological analysis of the role of "crisis" within
social scientific discourse, and examines how "crisis" has been
used as a conceptual frame for legitimating theoretical agendas.
Gilbert's "sociology of concepts" approach presents crisis as a
paradigm of modern thought, and, more generally, reflects on how
concepts can become the carriers of diverse intellectual traditions
and debates. The Crisis Paradigm will be of interest to students
and scholars of social and critical theory, politics, sociology and
history, as well as those working in the fields of media studies,
communication and discourse analysis.
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