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Social Theory in the Twentieth Century and Beyond 2nd Edition

by Patrick Baert (Author), Filipe Carreira da Silva (Author)
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This revised edition of Patrick Baert's widely acclaimed Social Theory in the Twentieth Century, now benefitting from the collaboration of Filipe Carreira da Silva has been brought right up-to-date with cutting-edge developments in social theory today. It offers an easy-to-read but provocative account of the development of social theory, covering a range of key figures and classic schools of thought. The authors bridge the gap between philosophy and social theory, locating the theoretical views of individuals such as Michel Foucault, Anthony Giddens and Jürgen Habermas within wider historical traditions.

The revised edition includes new material on French pragmatist sociology and cultural sociology, and on contemporary social thinkers such as Zygmunt Bauman, Ulrich Beck, Manuel Castells, Randall Collins, Michael Mann, Saskia Sassen and Theda Skocpol. The authors conclude with a bold, new pragmatist agenda for social theory and the social sciences.

Written in a lively style, and avoiding jargon, Social Theory in the Twentieth Century and Beyond is aimed at students who wish to gain an understanding of the main debates and dilemmas driving social theory. Like its predecessor, it will be a standard introduction to modern social theory for students in sociology, politics and anthropology.

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  1. ISBN-10
    074563981X
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0745639819
  3. Edition
    2nd
  4. Publisher
    Polity
  5. Publication date
    January 11, 2010
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6.05 x 1.02 x 9.05 inches
  8. Print length
    248 pages
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"Baert and da Silva lay out very clearly a history of social theory, and how that history is being re-thought, updated and canonised by contemporary theories. In their new chapter, they link theories of the global city, globalization and modernity with their contemporary and historical contexts. As such it is a well-marshalled and accessible introduction to the subject."
Kelvingrove Review

"The new edition is an outstanding book. The coverage is comprehensive, the lines of thought and exposition are clear, and the level of discussion is very high yet remarkably lively and accessible. It has an underlying intellectual seriousness and engagement which shines out through the individual chapters, and the authors' unwillingness to make do with secondary analyses and received ideas gives it a strength and freshness of approach which is extremely welcome. It is a very worthwhile update to an exceptionally valuable book."
William Outhwaite, Newcastle University

"Modern social theory is complex, diverse and difficult. Baert and Carreira da Silva are to be warmly congratulated for creating a clear and comprehensive framework that makes lucid sense of this theoretical complexity. The result is a sure but sophisticated overview of contemporary social thought. A judicious guide, it is an indispensable aid for students seeking an understanding of the social world."
Bryan S. Turner, Wellesley College

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This revised edition of Patrick Baert's widely acclaimed Social Theory in the Twentieth Century, now benefitting from the collaboration of Filipe Carreira da Silva has been brought right up-to-date with cutting-edge developments in social theory today. It offers an easy-to-read but provocative account of the development of social theory, covering a range of key figures and classic schools of thought. The authors bridge the gap between philosophy and social theory, locating the theoretical views of individuals such as Michel Foucault, Anthony Giddens and Jürgen Habermas within wider historical traditions.

The revised edition includes new material on actor-network theory, French pragmatist sociology and cultural sociology, and discusses contemporary social thinker such as Zygmunt Bauman, Ulrich Beck, Manuel Castells, Randall Collins, Michael Mann, Saskia Sassen and Theda Skocpol. The authors conclude with a bold, new pragmatist agenda for social theory and the social sciences.

Written in a lively style, and avoiding jargon, Social Theory in the Twentieth Century and Beyond is aimed at students who wish to gain an understanding of the main debates and dilemmas driving social theory. Like its predecessor, it will be a standard introduction to modern social theory for students in sociology, politics and anthropology.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Polity; 2nd edition (January 11, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 074563981X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0745639819
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.05 x 1.02 x 9.05 inches
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  1. Filipe Carreira da Silva

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    Filipe Carreira da Silva is the author of several books on social theory, including the recent "Social Theory in the Twentieth Century and Beyond" (with Patrick Baert). He has written on Jurgen Habermas's concept of public sphere, on the republican political tradition, and on G.H. Mead's social and political thinking. His work has been translated into Italian, Spanish, Polish, Mandarin and Brazilian Portuguese. His latest book, co-authored with Mónica Brito Vieira, is "The Politics of the Book" (Penn State University Press, 2019).

    Since 2003, he has held visiting positions at Harvard, Chicago, Yale, and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Filipe Carreira da Silva is currently Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon, and Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge.

    You can visit him at www.filipecarreiradasilva.net

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    5.0 out of 5 stars Quite honestly one of the best lecturers and lecture series I have ever seen
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    I was privileged enough to attend Baert's lecture series to accompany this text at Cambridge. Quite honestly one of the best lecturers and lecture series I have ever seen. Baert writes in a manner as engaging and comprehensive as his delivery style. This is a must for every sociologist and social theorist... Every sociology student at Cambridge loves Baert! Buy this book!
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Good overview
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    When I first began reading this for social psychology, it was my least favorite book but as we came to exam time it became my favorite. Sometimes it's a bit of a hard read to get through - not very exciting and sometimes difficult - but there's a lot of information crammed into this book in a very logical manner.

    This is one book I'll be reading again to pick up what I missed the first time around.
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