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The Blackwell Companion to Major Contemporary Social Theorists

George Ritzer (Editor)
ISBN: 978-1-4051-0595-8
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384 pages
June 2003, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • Includes 13 original essays by leading scholars on major contemporary social theorists.

  • Covers key figures such as Elias, Goffman, Foucault, Habermas, Giddens, Bourdieu, and Butler.

  • Essays include biographical sketches, the social and intellectual context, and the impact of the thinker's work on social theory generally.

  • Includes bibliographies of the theorist's most important works as well as key secondary works.

  • Can be used in conjunction with The Blackwell Companion to Major Classical Social Theorists, edited by George Ritzer, for a complete reference source in social theory.

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