'An alluvial goldfield of social theorists - nuggets lying around all over the place.'
Bob Connell
Who's who in the social theory zoo? This book introduces some of the leading social theorists in short, lively entries by leading Australian scholars. Social Theory covers thinkers from Althusser to Williams, by locals from Alexander to Yeatman.
For beginner and enthusiast alike, it gives a sense of the state of the art in classical and modern social theory.
Social Theory is an indispensable reference for undergraduates, postgraduates, academics and anyone else interested in the ideas behind social and political theory and cultural studies today.
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- English
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Louis Althusser
- 2 American and British Feminisms
- 3 Hannah Arendt
- 4 Pierre Bourdieu
- 5 Cornelius Castoriadis
- 6 Jacques Derrida
- 7 Louis Dumont
- 8 Emile Durkheim
- 9 Norbert Elias
- 10 Michel Foucault
- 11 The Frankfurt School
- 12 French Feminisms
- 13 Sigmund Freud
- 14 Anthony Giddens
- 15 Antonio Gramsci
- 16 Jürgen Habermas
- 17 Agnes Heller
- 18 Julia Kristeva
- 19 Jacques Lacan
- 20 Claude Lévi-Strauss
- 21 Karl Marx
- 22 Friedrich Nietzsche
- 23 Talcott Parsons
- 24 Carole Pateman
- 25 Jeremy Seabrook
- 26 Georg Simmel
- 27 Alain Touraine
- 28 Immanuel Wallerstein
- 29 Max Weber
- 30 Raymond Williams
- Contributors
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