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Author:
Seidman, Steven.
Title:
Contested knowledge : social theory today / Steven Seidman.
Edition:
4th ed.
Publisher:
Blackwell Pub.,
Copyright Date:
2008
Description:
xv, 310 p. ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Sociology--Methodology.
Postmodernism--Social aspects.
Sociologie.
Sociologie.
Sociologie--États-Unis--Histoire.
Sociologie--Europe--Histoire.
Postmodernisme--Aspect sociologique.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The return of empire? : Hardt and Negri, Harvey and Mann. The revolutionary theory of Karl Marx -- The promise of sociology : Emile Durkheim -- The ironic social theory of Max Weber -- The grand theory of Talcott Parsons and of Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann -- The scientific theory of Randall Collins and Peter Blau -- The moral sociology of C. Wright Mills and Robert Bellah -- The critical theory of Jürgen Habermas -- Stuart Hall and British cultural studies -- The critical sociology of Anthony Giddens and Pierre Bourdieu -- The postmodern world of Jacques Derrida, Jean-François Lyotard, and Jean Baudrillard -- Michel Foucault's disciplinary society -- Zygmunt Bauman's sociology of postmodernity -- Feminist theory -- Critical race theory -- Lesbian, gay, and queer theory -- Colonial discourse studies -- From nation to globe : David Held and Mary Kaldor -- Global capitalism : Immanuel Wallerstein and Manuel Castells -- The return of empire? : Hardt and Negri, Harvey and Mann.
ISBN:
1405170018 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781405170017 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN:
2007036255
Locations:
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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