{"product_id":"cultural-theory-9781405169073","title":"Cultural Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis second edition of \u003ci\u003eCultural Theory\u003c\/i\u003e provides a concise introduction to cultural theory, placing major figures, traditional concepts, and contemporary themes within a sharp conceptual framework.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a student-friendly introduction to what can often be a complex field of study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdates the first edition in response to reader feedback and to the changing nature of the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes additional coverage of theorists from the classical period to include Nietzsche and DuBois\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces entirely new chapters on race and gender theory, and the body\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders themes that have become more important in theoretical activity in recent years such as computers and virtual reality, cosmopolitanism, and performance theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on theories and theorists from continental Europe as well as the English-speaking world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended to anyone interested in acquiring a theoretical basis on which to systematize their knowledge of cultural theory. Indeed, the authors manage to make the complex simple enough to understand without oversimplifying.\" (\u003ci\u003eDiscourse Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Presenting such a wide-ranging and multifarious set of ideas in a coherent manner constitutes a very considerable achievement. The book offers anyone interested in cultural theory a broad conspectus—provided of course it is read as a whole.\" (\u003ci\u003eMetapsychology Online Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition: About this Book vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What is Culture? What is Cultural Theory? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Culture in Classical Social Theory 6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Culture and Social Integration in the Work of Talcott Parsons 26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Culture as Ideology in Western Marxism 34\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Culture as Action in Symbolic Interactionism, Phenomenology, and Ethnomethodology 54\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Durkheimians: Ritual, Classification, and the Sacred 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Structuralism and the Semiotic Analysis of Culture 92\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Poststructural Turn 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Culture, Structure, and Agency: Three Attempts at Synthesis 128\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 British Cultural Studies 144\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 The Production and Reception of Culture 158\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Culture as Text: Narrative and Hermeneutics 176\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Psychoanalytic Approaches to Culture and the Self 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 The Cultural Analysis of Postmodernism and Postmodernity 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Postmodern and Poststructural Critical Theory 228\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Cultural Theories of Race and Gender 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 The Body in Cultural Theory 262\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 296\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866713960791,"sku":"9781405169073","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405169073.jpg?v=1722279872","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cultural-theory-9781405169073","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}