{"product_id":"critical-social-theory-culture-history-and-the-challenge-of-difference-paperback-softback-9781557862884","title":"Critical Social Theory; Culture, History, and the Challenge of Difference (Paperback \/ softback) 9781557862884","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCritical Social Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCulture, History, and the Challenge of Difference\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCraig Calhoun (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781557862884, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 July 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e356 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.517 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This is social theory at its very best. In a host of domains - concerning cultural difference, postmodernism, the politics of identity, and nationalism - Calhoun breaks new ground.\" \u003ci\u003eCharles Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a very well informed and very rigorous critical survey of Critical Social Theory.\" \u003ci\u003ePierre Bourdieu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A brilliant synthesis of theory and history: Calhoun works at the cutting edge, facing the future but carrying his traditions with him.\" \u003ci\u003ePeter Beilharz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"This book explores Critical Theory's origins, but more importantly it also shows how certain contemporary writers, despite not usually being recognised as such, have as much claim to the title 'critical theorist' as did Adorno and Horkheimer. It is this essential extension of critical analysis into today's body of theoretical concerns that gives the book its particular importance.\" \u003ci\u003eAlan Sica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this outstanding reinterpretation - and extension - of the Critical Theory tradition, Craig Calhoun surveys the origins, fortunes and prospects of this most influential of theoretical approaches. Moving with ease from the early Frankfurt School to Habermas, to contemporary debates over postmodernism, feminism and nationalism, Calhoun breathes new life into Critical Social Theory, showing how it can learn from the past and contribute to the future.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. \u003cp\u003e1. Rethinking Critical Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Interpretation, Comparison and Critique.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Cultural Difference and Historical Specificity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Postmodernism as Pseudohistory: The Trivialization of Epochal Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Habitus, Field and Capital: Historical Specificity in the Theory of Practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Standpoint of Critique? Feminist Theory, Social Structure and Learning from Experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Politics of Identity and Recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Nationalism and Difference: The Politics of Identity Writ Large.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501429584152,"sku":"9781557862884","price":37.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781557862884.jpg?v=1786237940","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/critical-social-theory-culture-history-and-the-challenge-of-difference-paperback-softback-9781557862884","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}