Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 417 g
Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 417 g
ISBN: 978-0-7456-1314-7
Verlag: Polity Press
This major new textbook in social theory takes the concept of modernity as its guiding theme.
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Acknowledgements.
Introduction: Modern and Postmodern Social Theory.
Part I: Classical Social Theory.
1. Modernity and Society: Marx and Durkheim.
2. Modernity and Reason: Simmel and Weber.
Part II: Modern Social Theory.
3. A Critique of Reason: Horkheimer, Adorno and Marcuse.
4. Reason and Power: Foucault.
5. The Potential of Reason: Habermas.
Part III: Postmodern Social Theory.
6. Reality in Retreat: Lyotard and Baudrillard.
7. Society under Suspicion: Bauman and Rorty.
8. Modernity Renewed: Giddens and Beck.
Conclusion.
Notes.
References.
Index.




