Theories of Modernity and Postmodernity
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Theories of Modernity and Postmodernity by Bryan S Turner
This book encapsulates the recent debate on the concepts of modernity and postmodernity. Arguments over modernism and its aftermath are traced to their origins in art, architecture and literature. The authors then focus on the contribution of sociology to this cultural dispute through the theories of Weber, Simmel, Habermas, Lyotard and Baudrillard. Throughout, Theories of Modernity and Postmodernity demonstrates the connections between traditional problems of sociological theory and the contemporary debate around modernity.
`Worried by the apolitical turn that I saw inherent in postmodernism′s (potential) relativism, I was heartened by this reading.. as my guide to travels in hyperspace, I carried Turner′s book... a timely contribution to the burgeoning debate about modernity and postmodernity... the collection is a valuable attempt to shed light on debates that too often are written in an exclusive language. It brings together and draws out many of the central arguments in an expanding and disparate debate - the editor is to be congratulated for achieving this aim′ - The Sociological Review
`This is an exciting and provocative series of essays on the topics of modernity and postmodernity... the essays are of high quality and contain fresh thinking on topics of intense contemporary interest. Anyone wishing to become familiar with key issues in social theory today should read these essays′ - Douglas Kellner
Bryan S. Turner is Professor of Sociology in the Asian Research Institute (ARI) at the National University of Singapore. Previously he was Professor of Sociology in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge from 1998-2005. His research interests include globalization and religion, concentrating on such issues as religious conflict and the modern state, religious authority and electronic information, religious, consumerism and youth cultures, human rights and religion, the human body, medical change, and religious cosmologies. He is Joint Chief Editor of the journal Citizenship Studies and serves on the editorial boards of several prestigious journals.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780803983717 |
| ISBN 10 | 0803983719 |
| Title | Theories of Modernity and Postmodernity |
| Author | Bryan S Turner |
| Series | Published In Association With Theory Culture And Society |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Year published | 1990-06-22 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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