{"product_id":"critical-social-theory-9781446246924","title":"Critical Social Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this accomplished, sophisticated and up-to-date account of the state of critical social theory today, Craig Browne explores the key concepts in critical theory (like critique, ideology, and alienation), and crucially, goes on to relate them to major contemporary developments such as globalization, social conflict and neo-liberal capitalism. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCritical theory here is not solely the workof Adorno, Horkheimer, Marcuse and Habermas. The book begins with the Frankfurt School but uses this as a base to then explore more contemporary figures such as: \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e      \u003cli\u003eNancy Fraser\u003c\/li\u003e      \u003cli\u003eAxel Honneth\u003c\/li\u003e      \u003cli\u003eLuc Boltanski\u003c\/li\u003e      \u003cli\u003eCornelius Castoriadis\u003c\/li\u003e      \u003cli\u003eUlrich Beck\u003c\/li\u003e      \u003cli\u003eAnthony Giddens\u003c\/li\u003e      \u003cli\u003ePierre Bourdieu\u003c\/li\u003e      \u003cli\u003eHannah Arendt\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA survey of critical social theory for our times, this is an essential guide for students wishing to grasp a critical understanding of social theory in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAustralian-based sociologist, Craig Browne reconceptualises Critical Theory in order to better understand how diverse social actors attempt to develop autonomous solutions to the contradictions produced by capitalism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The search for a more just social order is thus intrinsically connected to explaining and critiquing the oppressive workings of capitalist societies. Browne’s analysis of capitalist modernisation uses Critical Theory to do just that, combining elements from Marx’s labour theory of value, Weber’s idea of rationalisation as a process of institutionalisation, Habermas’s theory of communicative action and Honneth’s concept of social freedom. -- Dr Stefan Berger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction A New Nexus of Social Change? From the Critique of Objectification to the Reconceptualization of Alienation System Integration and Social Disintegration The End of Immanent Critique? Positive Liberty and Social Justice Social Freedom and Social Autonomy Conclusion","brand":"Sage Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515750703447,"sku":"9781446246924","price":129.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/critical-social-theory-9781446246924","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}