Social Theory in a Changing World by Gerard Delanty

Social Theory in a Changing World by Gerard Delanty

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.

'In a commanding overview of the dynamic tensions of modernity, Gerard Delanty provides an incisive analysis of the dominant issues in contemporary social theoryHe argues cogently that the dialetic between fragmentation and autonomy creates the central aspect of modernity. A superb study of the debate about modernity, it will become an essential text.' Brian S. Turner, University of Cambridge

'Gerald Delanty offers a panoramic view and clear analysis of late twentieth-century social theory. Interwoven into the text is a golden thread of innovative and challenging pointers towards the future development of the social theory of modernity. This book will be recognised not only as one of the most comprehensive introductions to the subject matter available today, but also as one of the most accessible.' Piet Strydom, National University of Ireland, Cork

'In a lucid, wide ranging and rigorous analysis, Gerard Delanty argues that to understand the contemporary world we must recognise the limited relevance of the discourse of modernity and develop the radical discourses of creativity, reflexity and discursivity. This book offers new terms of debate and a powerful and provocative agenda for contemporary and modern thought.' Barry Smart, University of Portsmouth

'In making his case Delanty offers what is in effect a concise but masterful bibliographic essay on the literature of modernity from Tynnies to Touraine.' M. A. Olshan, Alfred University

'[An] excellent guide to the state of the art in contemporary social theory ... provide[s] excellent critical accounts of the evolution and contemporary relevance of modern social theory ... leaves us with a superb structured vision of the way forward.' Sociological Research Online

Gerald Delanty is a Reader in Sociology at the University of Liverpool.

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ISBN 13	9780745619187
ISBN 10	0745619185
Title	Social Theory in a Changing World
Author	Gerard Delanty
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	1999-06-19
Number of pages	224
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