Contemporary Social Theory: An Introduction, Elliott 9781032132594 HB..

Name: Contemporary Social Theory: An Introduction, Elliott 9781032132594 HB..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Contemporary Social TheoryAn Introduction\nAuthor(s): Anthony Elliott\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032132594, 978-1032132594\nSynopsis\nNow in its third edition, Anthony Elliotts comprehensive, stylish and accessible introduction continues to be the indispensable guide to social theory. Fully revised and updated, the book examines the major theoretical traditions from the Frankfurt School to posthumanism, and from feminism and post-structuralism to globalization theory and beyond.\n\nClassical debates in social theory are given careful appraisal, as are the major contemporary theorists including Jurgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Julia Kristeva, Slavoj iek, Manuel Castells, Ulrich Beck, Zygmunt Bauman, Shoshana Zuboff and Bernard Stiegler. This edition includes a new chapter on the digital revolution, with consideration of how digital technologies in general and artificial inte.