The Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought
2. Auflage November 2002
856 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-22164-7
John Wiley & Sons
Modern social thought ranges widely from the social sciences to
philosophy, political theories and doctrines, cultural ideas and
movements, and the influence of the natural sciences.
* * Provides an authoritative overview of the main themes of social
thought.
* Long essays and entries give full coverage to each topic.
* Covers major currents of thought, philosophical and cultural
trends, and the individual social sciences from anthropology to
welfare economics.
* New edition updates about 200 entries and includes new entries,
suggestions for further reading, and a bibliography of all sources
cited within the text.
Preface.
Note.
Contributors.
Introduction.
Dictionary Entries A-Z.
Bibliography.
Note.
Contributors.
Introduction.
Dictionary Entries A-Z.
Bibliography.
'This is still the best dictionary around and an effective
antidote to the inflated importance given to current gurus of
social thought. Students could abandon their textbooks and follow
this reference trail.' Margaret Archer, University of
Warwick
'The scholarship is formidable, the topics serious. But
this is also a reference book that is fun to read, often sharp,
ironic, and barbed - a distillation of current Social Thought
as well as a dictionary.' Stephen Turner, University of
South Florida
'This book is an indispensable tool for social, political,
and intellectual inquiry in general. William Outhwaite has produced
a valuable compendium of the key figures, central concepts,
influential movements, and important institutions of the modern
era. The sum impressively surpasses not only the parts but the peer
competitors.' James Der Derian, Brown University and
University of Massachusetts Amherst
'Students new to the volume will find it remains a valuable
guide.' David Jary, University of Birmingham
antidote to the inflated importance given to current gurus of
social thought. Students could abandon their textbooks and follow
this reference trail.' Margaret Archer, University of
Warwick
'The scholarship is formidable, the topics serious. But
this is also a reference book that is fun to read, often sharp,
ironic, and barbed - a distillation of current Social Thought
as well as a dictionary.' Stephen Turner, University of
South Florida
'This book is an indispensable tool for social, political,
and intellectual inquiry in general. William Outhwaite has produced
a valuable compendium of the key figures, central concepts,
influential movements, and important institutions of the modern
era. The sum impressively surpasses not only the parts but the peer
competitors.' James Der Derian, Brown University and
University of Massachusetts Amherst
'Students new to the volume will find it remains a valuable
guide.' David Jary, University of Birmingham
William Outhwaite is Professor of Sociology at the University of Sussex. He is the author of Understanding Social Life: The Method Called Verstehen (second edition, 1986), Concept Formation in Social Science (1983), New Philosophies of Social Science: Realism, Hermeneutics and Critical Theory (1987), and Habermas: A Critical Introduction (1994). He edited The Habermas Reader (1996), The Blackwell Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Social Thought (with Tom Bottomore, 1993) and The Sociology of Politics (with Luke Martell, 1998).