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The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory

Bryan S. Turner (Editor)
ISBN: 978-1-4051-6900-4
Hardcover
640 pages
September 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • Builds on the success of The Blackwell Companion to Social Theory, second edition with substantial revisions, entirely new contributions, and a fresh editorial direction
  • Provides a comprehensive guide to the principal traditions of social theory from classical sociology and the philosophy of the social sciences to phenomenology and conversation analysis
  • Explores contemporary areas such as actor network theory, social constructionism, human rights and cosmopolitanism
  • Includes chapters on demography, science and technology studies, and genetics and social theory
  • Emphasizes key areas of sociology which have had an important impact in shaping the discipline as a whole

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