Sociological Theory Beyond the Canon by Syed Farid Alatas

Sociological Theory Beyond the Canon by Syed Farid Alatas

This book expands the sociological canon by introducing non-Western and female voices, and subjects the existing canon itself to critique.

“This long-awaited book on sociological theory makes commendable efforts to go beyond Western canons to include classical Orientalist contributions, and beyond the dominant androcentric paradigms to include women’s perspectives, like those of Harriet Martineau, Pandita Saraswati, and Florence Nightingale… Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries.” (B. Agozino, Choice, Vol. 55 (6), February, 2018)

Syed Farid Alatas is Professor of Sociology, at the National University of Singapore. His areas of interest are the sociology of Islam, social theory, religion and reform, and intra- and inter-religious dialogue. He is the author of Ibn Khaldun and Applying Ibn Khaldun: The Recovery of a Lost Tradition in Sociology.

Vineeta Sinha is Professor and Head of the South Asian Studies Programme and of the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore. Her areas of interest are Hindu religiosity in the Diaspora, religion and commodification processes and religion-state encounters. Her recent books are Religion and Commodification: Merchandising Diasporic Hinduism, Religion-State Encounters in Hindu Domains: From the Straits Settlements to Singapore and Indians.

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ISBN 13	9781137411334
ISBN 10	1137411333
Title	Sociological Theory Beyond the Canon
Author	Syed Farid Alatas
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Year published	2017-06-07
Number of pages	391
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