Contested Knowledge: Sociological Theory in the Age of Postmodernism

Seidman, Steven, Professor

ISBN 10: 063118774X / ISBN 13: 9780631187745

Published by Blackwell Publishers, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contested Knowledge: Sociological Theory in the Age of Postmodernism
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 063118774X
• ISBN 13: 9780631187745
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

From the classical sociologists (Durkheim, Marx, Weber) to contemporary social theories and movements (including feminism, poststructuralism, African-American thought, and Queer Theory), Steven Seidman presents a compelling new approach to the tradition of sociological theory and its established canon.

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From the classical sociologists (Durkheim, Marx, Weber) to contemporary social theories and movements (including feminism, poststructuralism, African-American thought, and Queer Theory), Steven Seidman presents a compelling new approach to the tradition of sociological theory and its established canon.

The Second Edition includes new sections on the theories of Alexander, Giddens, and Bourdieu, Stuart Hall and British Cultural Studies, and Wallerstein and post-colonial theory. Combining social analysis and moral advocacy, Contested Knowledge shows how social theory can work within the public, political sphere. Engaging the reader and the discipline alike it is the perfect introduction to social theory.