Critical Social Theory

Culture, History, and the Challenge of Difference
1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-1-55786-288-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons

Buch, Englisch, 356 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 578 g

In this outstanding reinterpretation - and extension - of the Critical Theory tradition, Craig Calhoun surveys the origins, fortunes and prospects of this most influential of theoretical approaches. Moving with ease from the early Frankfurt School to Habermas, to contemporary debates over postmodernism, feminism and nationalism, Calhoun breathes new life into Critical Social Theory, showing how it can learn from the past and contribute to the future.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Calhoun, Craig

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.

1. Rethinking Critical Theory.

2. Interpretation, Comparison and Critique.

3. Cultural Difference and Historical Specificity.

4. Postmodernism as Pseudohistory: The Trivialization of Epochal Change.

5. Habitus, Field and Capital: Historical Specificity in the Theory of Practice.

6. The Standpoint of Critique? Feminist Theory, Social Structure and Learning from Experience.

7. The Politics of Identity and Recognition.

8. Nationalism and Difference: The Politics of Identity Writ Large.

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Craig Calhoun is Professor of Sociology and History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the editor of Habermas and the Public Sphere (1992) and Social Theory and the Politics of Identity (Blackwell, 1994).