ABSTRACT

'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.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|7 pages

Louis Althusser

chapter 2|10 pages

American and British Feminisms

chapter 3|7 pages

Hannah Arendt

chapter 4|9 pages

Pierre Bourdieu

chapter 5|8 pages

Cornelius Castoriadis

chapter 6|6 pages

Jacques Derrida

chapter 7|10 pages

Louis Dumont

chapter 8|6 pages

Emile Durkheim

chapter 9|8 pages

Norbert Elias

chapter 10|6 pages

Michel Foucault

chapter 11|9 pages

The Frankfurt School

chapter 12|15 pages

French Feminisms

chapter 13|7 pages

Sigmund Freud

chapter 14|6 pages

Anthony Giddens

chapter 15|6 pages

Antonio Gramsci

chapter 16|8 pages

Jürgen Habermas

chapter 17|6 pages

Agnes Heller

chapter 18|7 pages

Julia Kristeva

chapter 19|6 pages

Jacques Lacan

chapter 20|8 pages

Claude Lévi-Strauss

chapter 21|7 pages

Karl Marx

chapter 22|6 pages

Friedrich Nietzsche

chapter 23|8 pages

Talcott Parsons

chapter 24|7 pages

Carole Pateman

chapter 25|6 pages

Jeremy Seabrook

chapter 26|7 pages

Georg Simmel

chapter 27|7 pages

Alain Touraine

chapter 28|8 pages

Immanuel Wallerstein

chapter 29|7 pages

Max Weber

chapter 30|8 pages

Raymond Williams