Anthony Elliott, Anthony Elliott

Contemporary Social Theory (eBook, PDF)

An introduction

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is arguably the definitive undergraduate textbook on contemporary social theory. Written by one of the world's most acclaimed social theorists, Anthony Elliott provides a dazzlingly accessible and comprehensive introduction to modern social theory from the Frankfurt School to globalization theories and beyond.

In distilling the essentials of social theory, Elliott reviews the works of major theorists including Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Julia Kristeva, Jurgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Slavoj Zizek, Manuel Castells, Ulrich Beck, Zygmunt Bauman, Giorgio Agamben and Manuel De Landa.

Every social theorist discussed is contextualized in a wider political and historical context, and from which their major contributions to social theory are critically assessed. This book is essential reading for students and professionals in the fields of social theory, sociology and cultural studies, as it is both an original enquiry and a consummate introduction to social theory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134169726
• Artikelnr.: 42980961

Autorenporträt

Anthony Elliott is Research Professor of Sociology at the University of South Australia, where he is Dean of External Engagement and Executive Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and Network.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The textures of society 2. The contemporary relevance of the classics 3.
The Frankfurt School 4. Structuralism 5. Post-structuralism 6. Theories of
structuration 7. Contemporary critical theory 8. Feminism and post-feminist
theory 9. Postmodernity 10. Networks, risks, liquids 11. Globalization 12.
The digital revolution: posthumanism and beyond Afterword: social theory
today and towards 2050