Søkt på: Serie classical and contemporary social theory
totalt 76 treff
Lost in Perfection
The permanent struggle for optimisation can be seen as one of the most significant cultural principles of contemporary Western societies: the demand for improved performance and …
Max Weber's Theory of Modernity
This book illuminates an important dimension of the work of Max Weber. Weber’s theory of meaning and modernity is articulated through an understanding of his account of the way in …
The Unmasking Style in Social Theory
This book examines the nature of unmasking in social theory, in revolutionary movements and in popular culture. Unmasking is not the same as scientific refutation or principled …
The Roots of Postemotional Theory
This book presents the detail and origins of postemotional theory as an alternative to both modernist and postmodern theories of society. Beginning with Schopenhauer’s distinction …
The Future of Sociology
This book explores the shift in sociology away from the shared aspiration of the classical transition, of transcending partiality through the construction of a "science of …
Temporal Politics and Banal Culture
This book addresses the absence of a strong alignment with the future in contemporary social life and explores anomalous temporal experience as a way to expand political …
Imaginative Methodologies in the Social Sciences
Imaginative Methodologies in the Social Sciences develops, expands and challenges conventional social scientific methodology and language by way of literary, poetic and other …
David Riesmans Unpublished Writings and Continuing Legacy
It has been over 60 years since David Riesman’s most famous work The Lonely Crowd brought him international acclaim. While this remains a best-selling sociology book, Riesman’s …
Perspectivism
Perspectivism: A Contribution to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences advances the philosophy of perspectivism, showing how its capacity to assess competing views of a particular …
The Puritan Culture of America's Military
This book explores Puritanism and its continuing influence on U.S. and military law in the Global War on Terror, exploring connections between Puritanism and notions of …
David Riesman's Unpublished Writings and Continuing Legacy
It has been over 60 years since David Riesman’s most famous work The Lonely Crowd brought him international acclaim. While this remains a best-selling sociology book, Riesman’s …
Making the Familiar Strange
This book examines the meaning and implications of the sociological maxim, ‘make the familiar strange’. Addressing the methodological questions of why and how sociologists should …