Social theory books

Three theorists engage in a dialogue on central questions of contemporary philosophy and politics. Their essays...  Read More >>

Erstmals werden hier die Schriften, Reden und Redebeiträge von Max Weber zum Börsenwesen und zur deutschen Börsenpolitik...  Read More >>

Covers classical social theory, modern social theory, and contemporary challenges to both periods. This book includes...  Read More >>

This provocative book chronicles the disappearance of the public intellectual in America. For over thirty years,...  Read More >>

Against a background of globalization, risk and cultural pluralism, the problem of social exclusion and its remedies...  Read More >>

Talks about higher education world-wide and in all its manifestations. This work deals with three broad sub-themes:...  Read More >>

Against a background of globalization, risk and cultural pluralism, the problem of social exclusion and its remedies...  Read More >>

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Knowledge and the Social Sciences provides a clear and engaging introduction to key philosophical and epistemological...  Read More >>

Impure Acts points to a new kind of culture that put knowledge and practice in the service of a more realised democracy....  Read More >>

This book explores new directions in contemporary theorising about the impact of social and cultural dynamics on...  Read More >>

In The Reality of the Mass Media, Luhmann extends his theory of social systems-applied in his earlier works to the...  Read More >>

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In The Reality of the Mass Media, Luhmann extends his theory of social systems-applied in his earlier works to the...  Read More >>

Arguing against the postmodern claim that systematic theory is unable to account for difference, Difference in Time:...  Read More >>

This is a concise but comprehensive introduction to modern American social and political thought. The author demonstrates...  Read More >>

This book examines the continuing importance of Durkheim's book on suicide, which is widely regarded as a classic...  Read More >>

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A study of institutions, management, ethics and contemporary society.  Read More >>

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Brings together a collection of essays written over the last decade and explore the dynamics internal to churches...  Read More >>

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This work draws upon the full range of Wallerstein's social scientific scholarship, from his research on contemporary...  Read More >>