Social theory books

The contributors challenge accepted views of Jameson's work and locate his project in the historical, political...  Read More >>

Essays that pay tribute to the wide-ranging influence of the late Herbert Simon, by friends and colleagues.  Read More >>

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In this volume, Niklas Luhmann, the leading exponent of systems theory, explores its implications for our understanding...  Read More >>

The essays in this book engage with the broad range of Jürgen Habermas' work including politics and the public sphere,...  Read More >>

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Gramsci's Politics of Language fills a crucial gap in scholarship, linking Gramsci's writings to current debates...  Read More >>

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This book concerns measurement of the quality of life, and focuses particularly on the ways in which our quality...  Read More >>

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Bring together new interviews with the world's leading social theorists on what society means today: Zygmunt Bauman,...  Read More >>

Bring together new interviews with the world's leading social theorists on what society means today: Zygmunt Bauman,...  Read More >>

There has been much discussion in recent years about the construction of theoretical models useful in the explanation...  Read More >>

Discusses the question of whether 'culture' refers to some superorganic entity that exists in its own right, or...  Read More >>

Mark Currie offers a comprehensive account of the history of the term and its place in some of the most influential...  Read More >>

Mark Currie offers a comprehensive account of the history of the term and its place in some of the most influential...  Read More >>

Three specialists in social science methodology (Syracuse U. and U. of Texas-Austin) discuss how new theories originate...  Read More >>

Exploring the premises shared by both critical theorists, along with their profound disagreements about social conditions...  Read More >>

Three specialists in social science methodology (Syracuse U. and U. of Texas-Austin) discuss how new theories originate...  Read More >>

This interdisciplinary collection responds to intellectual debates concerning the value and limits of privacy. Ever...  Read More >>

Today Hayek reigns supreme as the kind of moral philosopher and political economist that economics has not seen...  Read More >>

This interdisciplinary collection responds to intellectual debates concerning the value and limits of privacy. Ever...  Read More >>

This title provides a reflective assessment of recent developments, social relevance and future of environmental...  Read More >>

This explores the history of theories of selfhood, from the Classical Era to the present, and demonstrates how those...  Read More >>

This explores the history of theories of selfhood, from the Classical Era to the present, and demonstrates how those...  Read More >>