ABSTRACT
Charles Lemert is one of the most renowned critics of social theory and theorists today. The editors of this book have offered and contextualised many of his best essays and situated them against the backdrop of American sociology. The breadth of Lemert's work doesn't stop at an academic engagement with theoretical debates such as 'globalisation' or 'postmodernism,' but cuts right to the heart of abiding social issues. His work is focused and continues to probe pressing questions such as the rise of vulnerabilities in an era of new capitalism. By weaving together personal narrative, research, lucid explanations, and a dynamic engagement with social theory of old and new, his unique prose renders accessible complex theoretical debates.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |30 pages
Rethinking Social Knowledge
part |36 pages
Social Things
part |45 pages
Critical Sociology
part |24 pages
Dark Thoughts
part |38 pages
Ethics and Identity
part |34 pages
Globalized Worlds
part |17 pages
Intellectual Memoir