Situating Social Theory - Hardcover

May, Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0335192874 ISBN 13: 9780335192878

Publisher: Open University Press, 1996

Synopsis

This volume begins by charting the history of social theory, examining its development in terms of the Enlightenment, and the cultural and intellectual contexts in which theorists worked. It goes on to examine traditions in social thought, including hermeneutics, phenomenology and critical theory.

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Review

"...well informed and thoughtful...a very useful text for students who already have a solid foundation in classical sociology." - Sociology "...a very substantial andreliable introduction to social theory, imaginatively written and extremely readable." - William Outhwaite, Professor of Sociology, University of Sussex

About the Author

Tim May is Co-Director of the Centre for Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures. He is the series editor of Issues in Society (Open University Press/McGraw-Hill).

Jason L. Powell is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at University of Liverpool, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Open University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0335192874
• ISBN 13: 9780335192878
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 272