Outhwaite The Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought

2. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-99901-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 856 Seiten, E-Book

Modern social thought ranges widely from the social sciences tophilosophy, political theories and doctrines, cultural ideas andmovements, and the influence of the natural sciences.

* * Provides an authoritative overview of the main themes of socialthought.

* Long essays and entries give full coverage to each topic.

* Covers major currents of thought, philosophical and culturaltrends, and the individual social sciences from anthropology towelfare economics.

* New edition updates about 200 entries and includes new entries,suggestions for further reading, and a bibliography of all sourcescited within the text.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Outhwaite, William

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Note.
Contributors.
Introduction.
Dictionary Entries A-Z.
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

William Outhwaite is Professor of Sociology at the University of Sussex.His previous publications include Habermas: A Critical Introduction (1994), New Philosophies of Social Science (1987), Understanding Social Life (second edition, 1986), and The Future of Society (Blackwell, 2006). He is co-author of Social Theory and Postcommunism (Blackwell, 2005), editor of The Habermas Reader (1996), and co-editor of The Sociology of Politics (1998).