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Record Nr.

UNINA9910531820803321

Titolo

Routledge international handbook of contemporary social and political theory / / edited by Gerard Delanty and Stephen P. Turner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-135-99793-4

1-135-99794-2

1-283-10294-3

1-78034-675-1

9786613102942

0-203-87557-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (529 p.)

Collana

Routledge International Handbooks

Altri autori (Persone)

DelantyGerard

TurnerStephen P. <1951->

Disciplina

300.1

Soggetti

Social sciences - Philosophy

Sociology - Philosophy

Political science - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Living traditions -- pt. 2. New and emerging frameworks -- pt. 3. Emerging problems.

Sommario/riassunto

The triangular relationship between the social, the political and the cultural has opened up social and political theory to new challenges. The social can no longer be reduced to the category of society, and the political extends beyond the traditional concerns of the nature of the state and political authority.This Handbook will address a range of issues that have recently emerged from the disciplines of social and political theory, focusing on key themes as opposed to schools of thought or major theorists. It is divided into three sections which address:the