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CRITICAL SOCIAL THEORY
CULTURE, HISTORY AND THE CHALLENGE OF DIFFERENCE |
| By: |
Craig Calhoun |
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| ISBN 10: |
1557862885 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781557862884 |
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| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
13 July, 1995 |
| Series: |
Twentieth-century Social Theory S. |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
This text surveys the origins, fortunes and prospects of critical social theory, this most influential of theoretical approaches. It covers the early Frankfurt School to Habermas, contemporary debates over postmodernism, feminism and nationalism. |
| Synopsis: |
In this outstanding reinterpretation - and extension - of the Critical Theory tradition, Craig Calhoun surveys the origins, fortunes and prospects of this most influential of theoretical approaches. Moving with ease from the early Frankfurt School to Habermas, to contemporary debates over postmodernism, feminism and nationalism, Calhoun breathes new life into Critical Social Theory, showing how it can learn from the past and contribute to the future. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Blackwell Publishers |
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