Social Theory in a Changing World: Conceptions of ModernityISBN: 978-0-7456-1918-7
Paperback
224 pages
June 1999, Polity
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This book provides a critical assessment of contemporary social theory for students in the social sciences. Delanty examines the writings of a number of key contemporary thinkers, including Habermas, Foucault, Bauman, Touraine, Giddens and Beck, and provides a clear account of the strengths and limitations of their work.