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Contemporary Social Theory

An introduction

Contemporary Social Theory

An introduction

ByAnthony Elliott, Anthony Elliott
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 1 January 1970
eBook Published 13 January 2009
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9780203930540
Pages 392 pages
eBook ISBN 9781134169726
SubjectsGeography, Humanities, Politics & International Relations, Social Sciences
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Elliott, A., Elliott, A. (2009). Contemporary Social Theory. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203930540
ABOUT THIS BOOK

This book is arguably the definitive undergraduate textbook on contemporary social theory. Written by one of the world’s most acclaimed social theorists, Anthony Elliott provides a dazzlingly accessible and comprehensive introduction to modern social theory from the Frankfurt School to globalization theories and beyond.

In distilling the essentials of social theory, Elliott reviews the works of major theorists including Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Julia Kristeva, Jurgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Slavoj Zizek, Manuel Castells, Ulrich Beck, Zygmunt Bauman, Giorgio Agamben and Manuel De Landa.

Every social theorist discussed is contextualized in a wider political and historical context, and from which their major contributions to social theory are critically assessed. This book is essential reading for students and professionals in the fields of social theory, sociology and cultural studies, as it is both an original enquiry and a consummate introduction to social theory.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
The Textures of Society
View abstract
chapter 2|36 pages
The Frankfurt School
View abstract
chapter 3|37 pages
Structuralism
View abstract
chapter 4|32 pages
Post-structuralism
View abstract
chapter 5|33 pages
Theories of Structuration Anthony Giddens: structuration and the practical routines of
View abstract
chapter 6|31 pages
Contemporary Critical Theory
View abstract
chapter 7|45 pages
Feminism and Post-feminist theory
View abstract
chapter 8|39 pages
Postmodernity
View abstract
chapter 9|38 pages
Networks, Risks, Liquids
View abstract
chapter 10|34 pages
Globalization
View abstract

This book is arguably the definitive undergraduate textbook on contemporary social theory. Written by one of the world’s most acclaimed social theorists, Anthony Elliott provides a dazzlingly accessible and comprehensive introduction to modern social theory from the Frankfurt School to globalization theories and beyond.

In distilling the essentials of social theory, Elliott reviews the works of major theorists including Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Julia Kristeva, Jurgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Slavoj Zizek, Manuel Castells, Ulrich Beck, Zygmunt Bauman, Giorgio Agamben and Manuel De Landa.

Every social theorist discussed is contextualized in a wider political and historical context, and from which their major contributions to social theory are critically assessed. This book is essential reading for students and professionals in the fields of social theory, sociology and cultural studies, as it is both an original enquiry and a consummate introduction to social theory.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
The Textures of Society
View abstract
chapter 2|36 pages
The Frankfurt School
View abstract
chapter 3|37 pages
Structuralism
View abstract
chapter 4|32 pages
Post-structuralism
View abstract
chapter 5|33 pages
Theories of Structuration Anthony Giddens: structuration and the practical routines of
View abstract
chapter 6|31 pages
Contemporary Critical Theory
View abstract
chapter 7|45 pages
Feminism and Post-feminist theory
View abstract
chapter 8|39 pages
Postmodernity
View abstract
chapter 9|38 pages
Networks, Risks, Liquids
View abstract
chapter 10|34 pages
Globalization
View abstract
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK

This book is arguably the definitive undergraduate textbook on contemporary social theory. Written by one of the world’s most acclaimed social theorists, Anthony Elliott provides a dazzlingly accessible and comprehensive introduction to modern social theory from the Frankfurt School to globalization theories and beyond.

In distilling the essentials of social theory, Elliott reviews the works of major theorists including Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Julia Kristeva, Jurgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Slavoj Zizek, Manuel Castells, Ulrich Beck, Zygmunt Bauman, Giorgio Agamben and Manuel De Landa.

Every social theorist discussed is contextualized in a wider political and historical context, and from which their major contributions to social theory are critically assessed. This book is essential reading for students and professionals in the fields of social theory, sociology and cultural studies, as it is both an original enquiry and a consummate introduction to social theory.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
The Textures of Society
View abstract
chapter 2|36 pages
The Frankfurt School
View abstract
chapter 3|37 pages
Structuralism
View abstract
chapter 4|32 pages
Post-structuralism
View abstract
chapter 5|33 pages
Theories of Structuration Anthony Giddens: structuration and the practical routines of
View abstract
chapter 6|31 pages
Contemporary Critical Theory
View abstract
chapter 7|45 pages
Feminism and Post-feminist theory
View abstract
chapter 8|39 pages
Postmodernity
View abstract
chapter 9|38 pages
Networks, Risks, Liquids
View abstract
chapter 10|34 pages
Globalization
View abstract

This book is arguably the definitive undergraduate textbook on contemporary social theory. Written by one of the world’s most acclaimed social theorists, Anthony Elliott provides a dazzlingly accessible and comprehensive introduction to modern social theory from the Frankfurt School to globalization theories and beyond.

In distilling the essentials of social theory, Elliott reviews the works of major theorists including Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Julia Kristeva, Jurgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Slavoj Zizek, Manuel Castells, Ulrich Beck, Zygmunt Bauman, Giorgio Agamben and Manuel De Landa.

Every social theorist discussed is contextualized in a wider political and historical context, and from which their major contributions to social theory are critically assessed. This book is essential reading for students and professionals in the fields of social theory, sociology and cultural studies, as it is both an original enquiry and a consummate introduction to social theory.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
The Textures of Society
View abstract
chapter 2|36 pages
The Frankfurt School
View abstract
chapter 3|37 pages
Structuralism
View abstract
chapter 4|32 pages
Post-structuralism
View abstract
chapter 5|33 pages
Theories of Structuration Anthony Giddens: structuration and the practical routines of
View abstract
chapter 6|31 pages
Contemporary Critical Theory
View abstract
chapter 7|45 pages
Feminism and Post-feminist theory
View abstract
chapter 8|39 pages
Postmodernity
View abstract
chapter 9|38 pages
Networks, Risks, Liquids
View abstract
chapter 10|34 pages
Globalization
View abstract
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK

This book is arguably the definitive undergraduate textbook on contemporary social theory. Written by one of the world’s most acclaimed social theorists, Anthony Elliott provides a dazzlingly accessible and comprehensive introduction to modern social theory from the Frankfurt School to globalization theories and beyond.

In distilling the essentials of social theory, Elliott reviews the works of major theorists including Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Julia Kristeva, Jurgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Slavoj Zizek, Manuel Castells, Ulrich Beck, Zygmunt Bauman, Giorgio Agamben and Manuel De Landa.

Every social theorist discussed is contextualized in a wider political and historical context, and from which their major contributions to social theory are critically assessed. This book is essential reading for students and professionals in the fields of social theory, sociology and cultural studies, as it is both an original enquiry and a consummate introduction to social theory.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
The Textures of Society
View abstract
chapter 2|36 pages
The Frankfurt School
View abstract
chapter 3|37 pages
Structuralism
View abstract
chapter 4|32 pages
Post-structuralism
View abstract
chapter 5|33 pages
Theories of Structuration Anthony Giddens: structuration and the practical routines of
View abstract
chapter 6|31 pages
Contemporary Critical Theory
View abstract
chapter 7|45 pages
Feminism and Post-feminist theory
View abstract
chapter 8|39 pages
Postmodernity
View abstract
chapter 9|38 pages
Networks, Risks, Liquids
View abstract
chapter 10|34 pages
Globalization
View abstract

This book is arguably the definitive undergraduate textbook on contemporary social theory. Written by one of the world’s most acclaimed social theorists, Anthony Elliott provides a dazzlingly accessible and comprehensive introduction to modern social theory from the Frankfurt School to globalization theories and beyond.

In distilling the essentials of social theory, Elliott reviews the works of major theorists including Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Julia Kristeva, Jurgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Slavoj Zizek, Manuel Castells, Ulrich Beck, Zygmunt Bauman, Giorgio Agamben and Manuel De Landa.

Every social theorist discussed is contextualized in a wider political and historical context, and from which their major contributions to social theory are critically assessed. This book is essential reading for students and professionals in the fields of social theory, sociology and cultural studies, as it is both an original enquiry and a consummate introduction to social theory.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|16 pages
The Textures of Society
View abstract
chapter 2|36 pages
The Frankfurt School
View abstract
chapter 3|37 pages
Structuralism
View abstract
chapter 4|32 pages
Post-structuralism
View abstract
chapter 5|33 pages
Theories of Structuration Anthony Giddens: structuration and the practical routines of
View abstract
chapter 6|31 pages
Contemporary Critical Theory
View abstract
chapter 7|45 pages
Feminism and Post-feminist theory
View abstract
chapter 8|39 pages
Postmodernity
View abstract
chapter 9|38 pages
Networks, Risks, Liquids
View abstract
chapter 10|34 pages
Globalization
View abstract
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