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The Cambridge Handbook of Social Theory

By Peter Kivisto

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9781107162693, 9781316677452, 9781316443521, 9781107162648
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2798118 bytes)
Volume
Volume 2: Contemporary Theories and Issues
Edition
1
Pages
472\496
Time added
2023-06-24 16:09:52

Description

This ambitious two-volume handbook of social theory consists of forty original contributions. The researchers take stock of the state of social theory and its relationship to the canon, exploring such topics as the nature, purpose, and meaning of social theory; the significance of the classics; the impact of specific individual and theory schools; and more. Both volumes reflect a mixture of what intellectual historian Morton White distinguished as the 'annalist of ideas' and the 'analyst of ideas,' locating theoretical thought within the larger socio-historical context that shaped it - within the terrain of the sociology of knowledge. Exploring the contemporary relevance of theories in a manner that is historically situated and sensitive, this impressive and comprehensive set will likely stand the test of time.

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