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Including original essays by leading scholars, this companion to the major contemporary social theorists covers the life and work of 13 major theorists such as Elias, Baudrillard, Habermas, Butler, Giddens and Bourdieu. Bibliographies of the theorists' works are included.

Table of Contents
Preface.

List Of Contributors.

Introduction: Metatheorizing Contemporary Social Theorists: Todd Stillman.

1. Robert K. Merton: Piotr Sztompka.

2. Erving Goffman: Gary Alan Fine And Philip Manning.

3. Richard M. Emerson: Karen S. Cook And Joseph Whitmeyer.

4. James Coleman: Siegwart Lindenberg.

5. Harold Garfinkel: Anne Rawls.

6. Daniel Bell: Malcolm Waters.

7. Norbert Elias: Richard Kilminster And Stephen Mennell.

8. Michael Foucault: Barry Smart.

9. Jürgen Habermas: William Outhwaite.

10. Anthony Giddens: Christopher G. A. Bryant And David Jary.

11. Pierre Bourdieu: Craig Calhoun.

12. Jean Baudrillard: Douglas Kellner.

13. Judith Butler: Patricia T. Clough.

Index.

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 25/04/2003
      ISBN13: 9781405105958, 978-1405105958
      ISBN10: 140510595X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Including original essays by leading scholars, this companion to the major contemporary social theorists covers the life and work of 13 major theorists such as Elias, Baudrillard, Habermas, Butler, Giddens and Bourdieu. Bibliographies of the theorists' works are included.

      Table of Contents
      Preface.

      List Of Contributors.

      Introduction: Metatheorizing Contemporary Social Theorists: Todd Stillman.

      1. Robert K. Merton: Piotr Sztompka.

      2. Erving Goffman: Gary Alan Fine And Philip Manning.

      3. Richard M. Emerson: Karen S. Cook And Joseph Whitmeyer.

      4. James Coleman: Siegwart Lindenberg.

      5. Harold Garfinkel: Anne Rawls.

      6. Daniel Bell: Malcolm Waters.

      7. Norbert Elias: Richard Kilminster And Stephen Mennell.

      8. Michael Foucault: Barry Smart.

      9. Jürgen Habermas: William Outhwaite.

      10. Anthony Giddens: Christopher G. A. Bryant And David Jary.

      11. Pierre Bourdieu: Craig Calhoun.

      12. Jean Baudrillard: Douglas Kellner.

      13. Judith Butler: Patricia T. Clough.

      Index.

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