The Blackwell Reader in Contemporary Social Theory provides a comprehensive and exciting introduction to the major developments, debates, and schools of thought in social theory today.
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"Concise but Comprehensive, Anthony Elliott's Reader is an ideal companion to social theory -a real festival of contemporary social thought." Bryan S. Turner, University of Cambridge
"Contemporary social theory is a treasure-house but also a minefield. One has to tread warily to find the gems. Anthony Elliott has done just that in selecting some of the most important and influential writings of the past 20 to 30 years. Here are all the familiar names but also some less familiar ones raising different but no less relevant questions. This reader will be invaluable to senior undergraduates and graduates seeking the path-breaking contributions in contemporary social theory." Krishan Kumar, University of Virginia
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Comprehensive overview of social sciences and social theory. Easy to read introduction, and I've found it really helpful for work on postmodernism and cultural studies.
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Some of the basic assumptions of Freudian theory both in their orthodox as well as revisionist development have become obsolescent to the degree to which their object, namely, the "individual" as the embodiment of id, ego, and superego has become obsolescent in the social reality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Sigmund Freud, Ranajit Guha, Subaltern Studies, Hill Collins, The Standard Edition, Harvard University Press, Gender Trouble, Judith Butler, Roland Barthes, B'nai B'rith, Cornell University Press, Hogarth Press, Jacques Lacan, Cambridge University Press, Fredric Jameson, Los Angeles, Marshall Berman, Michel Foucault, Polity Press, University of California Press, Walter Benjamin, Columbia University Press, Death of Metaphysics, George Spencer Brown New!
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Some of the basic assumptions of Freudian theory both in their orthodox as well as revisionist development have become obsolescent to the degree to which their object, namely, the "individual" as the embodiment of id, ego, and superego has become obsolescent in the social reality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Sigmund Freud, Ranajit Guha, Subaltern Studies, Hill Collins, The Standard Edition, Harvard University Press, Gender Trouble, Judith Butler, Roland Barthes, B'nai B'rith, Cornell University Press, Hogarth Press, Jacques Lacan, Cambridge University Press, Fredric Jameson, Los Angeles, Marshall Berman, Michel Foucault, Polity Press, University of California Press, Walter Benjamin, Columbia University Press, Death of Metaphysics, George Spencer Brown New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Central Problems in Social Theory: Action, Structure, and Contradiction in Social Analysis by Anthony Giddens in Front Matter, page 129, and page 130
- Psychological Writings and Letters: Sigmund Freud (German Library) by Sander L. Gilman in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 220
- Aesthetic Theory (Theory and History of Literature) by Theodor W. Adorno on page 205, page 206, and page 207
- Subaltern Studies: Writings on South Asian History and Society, Vol. 6 by Ranajit Guha in Front Matter, page 249, and page 253
- The Bonds of Love: Psychoanalysis, Feminism, & the Problem of Domination by Jessica Benjamin in Front Matter, and page 195
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- Psychoanalytic Theory: An Introduction (Social Studies across the Borders) by Anthony Elliott in Front Matter
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- Introduction to German Philosophy: From Kant to Habermas by Andrew Bowie in Back Matter
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