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Autore: |
Gane Nicholas <1971->
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Titolo: |
The future of social theory [[electronic resource] /] / Nicholas Gane
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Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (223 p.) |
Disciplina: | 301/.01 |
Soggetto topico: | Sociology - Philosophy |
Social sciences - Philosophy | |
Sociologists | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1. Introduction: Rethinking Social Theory; 2. Zygmunt Bauman: Liquid Sociality; 3. Judith Butler: Reanimating the Social; 4. Bruno Latour: The Social as Association; 5. Scott Lash: Information is Alive; 6. John Urry: Complex Mobilities; 7. Saskia Sassen: Space and Power; 8. Ulrich Beck: The Cosmopolitan Turn; 9. Nikolas Rose: Governing the Social; 10. Françoise Vergés: Postcolonial Challenges; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | The basic concept of society has come under attack-political acts, critical theory, new media and even history itself have undermined what we think of as the social. The Future of Social Theory brings together new interviews with the world's leading social theorists on what society means today: Zygmunt Bauman, John Urry, Saska Sassen, Bruno Latour, Scott Lash, Nikolas Rose, Judith Butler and Francoise Verges.The topics covered include: liquid modernization and the individualization of society; the shift towards global forms of chaos and complexity; the displacement of the social into global ci |
Titolo autorizzato: | The future of social theory ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-281-29430-6 |
9786611294304 | |
1-84714-107-2 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910450669903321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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