00000nam a2200000 i 4500 UP-8027390931311900303 Buklod 20250507115753.0 m |o d | ta 250507s2022 enk rb |001 0|eng d 9781032132624 (pbk) 22055594 BC-75737 Mind Mover Publishing House Inc. Php3,380.00 Department of History and Philosophy DLC BAG rda eng HM 447 E54 2022 Elliott, Anthony 1964- author. Contemporary social theory an introduction Anthony Elliott. Third edition. Abingdon, Oxon, [England] Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group 2022. xvii, 442 pages 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The textures of society -- The contemporary relevance of the classics -- The Frankfurt School -- Structuralism -- Post-structuralism -- Theories of structuration -- Contemporary critical theory -- Feminism and post-feminist theory -- Postmodernity -- Networks, risks, liquids -- Globalization -- The digital revolution: posthumanism and beyond -- Afterword: social theory today and towards 2050. "Now in its third edition, Anthony Elliott's comprehensive, stylish and accessible introduction continues to be the indispensable guide to social theory. Fully revised and updated, the book examines the major theoretical traditions from the Frankfurt School to posthumanism, and from feminism and post-structuralism to globalization theory and beyond. Classical debates in social theory are given careful appraisal, as are the major contemporary theorists - including Jurgen Habermas, Judith Butler, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Bourdieu, Julia Kristeva, Slavoj Zizek, Manuel Castells, Ulrich Beck, Zygmunt Bauman, Shoshana Zuboff and Bernard Stiegler. This edition includes a new chapter on the digital revolution, with consideration of how digital technologies in general and artificial intelligence in particular are resahaping societies. Like its predecessors, the third edition of Contemporary Social Theory combines stylish exposition with reflective social critique and original insights. This volume will prove a superb textbook with which to navigate the twists and turns of contemporary social theory as taught in the disciplines of sociology, politics, cultural and media studies and many more"--Provided by publisher. Sociology Philosophy. Social sciences Philosophy. Sociology Philosophy History 20th century. Social sciences Philosophy History 20th century. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN HM 447 E54 2022 Book