The future of social theory /
The basic concept of society has come under attack?political acts, critical theory, new media and even history itself have undermined what we think of as the social. The Future of Social Theory brings together new interviews with the world?s leading social theorists on what society means today: Zygm...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
©2004
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| Summary: | The basic concept of society has come under attack?political acts, critical theory, new media and even history itself have undermined what we think of as the social. The Future of Social Theory brings together new interviews with the world?s leading social theorists on what society means today: Zygmunt Bauman, John Urry, Saska Sassen, Bruno Latour, Scott Lash, Nikolas Rose, Judith Butler and Francoise Verges. The topics covered include: liquid modernization and the individualization of society; the shift towards global forms of chaos and complexity; the displacement of the social into global ci |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 210 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1281294306 1847141072 6611294309 9781281294302 9781847141071 9786611294304 |