{"product_id":"social-theory-9780367272685","title":"Social Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSocial Theory\u003c\/em\u003e is more than a reader. Feminists, race theorists, decolonizing leaders, and others are thoughtfully introduced by Charles Lemertâs substantial commentaries. \u003ci\u003eSocial Theory \u003c\/i\u003ehas always sought to keep up with the new while respecting the oldâfrom Durkheim and Weber to Latinx and LGBTQ pioneers. When the book first appeared it was, as it remains, a collection of selections from those who have \u003cem\u003echanged\u003c\/em\u003e how we think about social things. Today, as the world is threatened by a global wave of anti-democratic movements, \u003ci\u003eSocial Theory \u003c\/i\u003eadds a new early section to remind us of the origins of democratic values in the 1700s. A new concluding section focuses the theoretical mind on how, in the 2020s, social theorists are rethinking the world in order to better understand and resist the menace of anti-democratic movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This anthology has helped transform social theory. Charles Lemert was a pioneer in bringing cultural diversity and globalization into dialog with classical sociology. The collection continues to break new ground today.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraig Calhoun\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eArizona State University, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I fell in love with social theory because of this book. Charles Lemert’s reader provides an indispensable overview of the theories that shaped sociology as a discipline. His carefully curated collection leaves no stone unturned in its pursuit of a truly comprehensive guide to social theory, encompassing both well-known theorists and those whose voices were marginalized until recently. Thus, the book places the writings of Marx, Weber, Simmel, Durkheim, Freud, Mead, James, Parsons, Merton and Blumer alongside those of notable women and scholars of color, including Du Bois, Anna Julia Cooper, Jane Addams, Simone de Beauvoir, Franz Fanon, Dorothy Smith, Patricia Hill Collins, and Judith Butler. Equally impressive is the range of topics the Lemert’s book covers, from stratification, power, culture, social order, capitalism, and revolution to contemporary topics such as deviance, globalization, postmodernism, symbolic interaction, feminist theory, critical race theory, queer theory, semiotics, ethnography, ethnomethodology, neoliberalism, and world systems theory. The book was groundbreaking in its scope and inclusiveness when it was first published over thirty years ago, and it continues to set the standard for theory readers today.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWaverly Duck\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUniversity of Pittsburgh, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book presents a provocative, wide-angle view of the history of social theory. Well chosen selections from the new social movements as well as the classics and recent mainstream make this book a fine introduction to courses in the social sciences.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSandra Harding\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUniversity of California, Los Angeles,USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1. 1690-1919, Modernity’s Classical Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial Foundations of Modern Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Unthinkable Two Sides of Society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSplit Lives in the Modern World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2. 1919-1945, Social Theories and World Conflict\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAction and Knowledge in a Troubled World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnavoidable Dilemmas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3. 1945-1964, The Golden Moment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Golden Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoubts and Reservations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthers Object\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 4. 1963-1979, Will the Center Hold?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperiments in Renewal and Reconstruction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 5. 1969-2001, After Modernity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Idea of the Postmodern and Its Critics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReactions and Alternatives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Cultural Theories After Modernity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 6. After 2001, Global Realities in an Uncertain Future\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobal Uncertainties \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRethinking the Past That Haunts the Future\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs the Modern Order Broken?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017863430487,"sku":"9780367272685","price":65.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367272685.jpg?v=1750774925","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/social-theory-9780367272685","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}