Title:
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FROM ENLIGHTENMENT TO RISK
SOCIAL THEORY AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY |
By: |
Simon Clarke |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£38.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1403939535 |
ISBN 13: |
9781403939531 |
Publisher: |
PALGRAVE USA |
Pub. date: |
17 October, 2005 |
Pages: |
224 |
Description: |
Offers a comprehensive introduction to social theories and how they are applied to contemporary social problems. This book charts a critical path from Max Weber, the early Frankfurt School, through to the work of Michel Foucault, the concept of Postmodernism and the debates surrounding globalization, risk and network society. |
Synopsis: |
This original new book offers a comprehensive introduction to social theories and how they are applied to contemporary social problems. It charts a critical path from Max Weber, the early Frankfurt School, through to the work of Michel Foucault, the concept of Postmodernism and current debates surrounding globalization, risk and network society. Exploring all the key ideas and thinkers, in addition to the most recent debates in the field, this book will be an engaging and lucid read for all those seeking to understand contemporary social theory today. |
Illustrations: |
224 p. |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |