Name: Social Theory in a Changing World - Conceptions of Modernity von G Delanty
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Social Theory in a Changing World - Conceptions of Modernity G Delanty

This book provides a critical assessment of contemporary social theory for students in the social sciences. Delanty examines the writings of a number of key contemporary thinkers, including Habermas, Foucault, Bauman, Touraine, Giddens and Beck, and provides a clear account of the strengths and limitations of their work.

Social Theory in a Changing World - Conceptions of Modernity Bewertungen

a In a commanding overview of the dynamic tensions of modernity, Gerard Delanty provides an incisive analysis of the dominant issues in contemporary social theory. He argues cogently that the dialetic between fragmentation and autonomy creates the central aspect of modernity. A superb study of the debate about modernity, it will become an essential text.a Brian S. Turner, University of Cambridge a Gerald Delanty offers a panoramic view and clear analysis of late twentieth--century social theory. Interwoven into the text is a golden thread of innovative and challenging pointers towards the future development of the social theory of modernity. This book will be recognised not only as one of the most comprehensive introductions to the subject matter available today, but also as one of the most accessible.a Piet Strydom, National University of Ireland, Cork a In a lucid, wide ranging and rigorous analysis, Gerard Delanty argues that to understand the contemporary world we must recognise the limited relevance of the discourse of modernity and develop the radical discourses of creativity, reflexity and discursivity. This book offers new terms of debate and a powerful and provocative agenda for contemporary and modern thought.a Barry Smart, University of Portsmouth a In making his case Delanty offers what is in effect a concise but masterful bibliographic essay on the literature of modernity from Tynnies to Touraine.a M. A. Olshan, Alfred University a [An] excellent guide to the state of the art in contemporary social theory ... provide[s] excellent critical accounts of the evolution and contemporary relevance of modern social theory ... leaves us with a superb structured vision of the way forward.a Sociological Research Online

Über G Delanty

Gerald Delanty is a Reader in Sociology at the University of Liverpool.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements. Introduction. The central Conflict of Modernity. Knowledge and Culture. Towards a Cognitive Approach. . 1. Defining Modernity: The Quest for Autonomy. Introduction. Modernitya s Three Logics of Development. Integration and Differentiation. Conclusion: The Time--Consciousness of Modernity. 2. The Limits of Modernity: From Autonomy to Fragmentation. Introduction. Rethinking Modernity. Autonomy versus Fragmentation: The Loss of Unity. Beyond the Classical Tradition: Contemporary Theories of the Social. Conclusion: Towards a New Time--Consciousness. 3. Discourse and Democracy: Habermasa s Theory of Modernity. . Introduction. The Problem of Democracy. The Formation of Habermasa s Social Theory. Rescuing Discourse: The Mediation of Democracy and Law. Discursive Democracy in the Global Public Sphere. The Question of Culture and Identity. Conclusion: Culture and Discourse. 4. Creativity and the Rise of Social Postmodernism: Foucault, Lyotard and Bauman. . Introduction. From Deconstructionism to Constructivism. Bauman: Ethics and Postmodernity. Conclusion: Beyond Postmodernism. 5. The Return of Agency: Touraine and Melucci. Introduction. Touraine: From Historicity to the End of the Social. Melucci: Culture, Identity and Change. Conclusion: Reflexivity and Democracy. 6. Reflexive Modernization: Beck and Giddens. . Introduction. Beck and the Risk Society. Giddens: Modernity, Reflexivity and Trust. Assessing Reflexive Modernization: The Question of Culture. Conclusion: Reflexivity and Discourse. Conclusion: Knowledge, Democracy and Discursive Institutionalization. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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GOR004186770

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9780745619187

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0745619185

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Social Theory in a Changing World - Conceptions of Modernity G Delanty

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G Delanty

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Broschiert

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Polity Press

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19990619

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224

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