Key Contemporary Social Theorists

ISBN: 978-0-631-21972-9

Paperback

308 pages

October 2002, Wiley-Blackwell

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Contains up-to-date coverage of key theorists in sociology, social theory, philosophy, cultural studies, feminism, psychoanalysis and philosophy.
Theorists covered include Benjamin, Elias, Goffman, Lacan, Said, Jameson, Heidegger, Giddens, Bauman, Williams, and many others.
Each essay describes the life of the theorist, main ideas, and key criticisms.
Includes boxed-out sections to aid the reader.
Covers key schools of social thought - including critical theory, structuralism, post-structuralism, hermeneutics, psychoanalysis, systems theory, structuration theory, action theory, feminism and postmodernism.
Internationally recognized editors and contributions from internationally distinguished authors, as well as more recently published authors.