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The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory, 5 Volume Set Hardcover - 2017

Name: The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory: 5 Volume Set
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Author: Turner, Bryan S./ Kyung-Sup, Chang (Editor)/ Epstein, Cynthia F. (Editor)/ Kivisto, Peter (Editor)/ Ryan, J. Michael (Editor)
ISBN: 9781118430866

by Bryan S. Turner (Editor in Chief); Chang Kyung-Sup (Editor); Cynthia F. Epstein (Editor)

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The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory ist ein umfassendes und interdisziplinres Kompendium mit Originaltexten zu den Ursprngen, der Entstehung und der globalen Entwicklung der modernen Sozialtheorie.
- Prsentiert einen breiten, interdisziplinren berblick und eine Analyse zu allen Aspekten der Sozialtheorie.
- Enthlt ber 850 ausfhrliche Originaltexte internationaler Experten.
- Beleuchtet alle wichtigen Theorien, Theoretiker, Denkrichtungen, Debatten, Doktrinen, Entwicklungen, Erkenntnistheorien und Methodiken zur Entwicklung der modernen Sozialtheorie.
- Umfasst Konzepte aus den modernen Kulturwissenschaften, dem Feminismus, dem Post-Skularismus und der Post-Moderne.
- Untersucht kontroverse Debatten rund um den Kampf der Kulturen, zu Umweltschutz (Umweltbewusstsein), zum Post-Kolonialismus, Post-Humanismus, zu Cyborgs und zu dem Projekt, das darauf abzielt, Leben zu verlngern.

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The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory presents a comprehensive, interdisciplinary compendium of original entries focusing on the roots, evolution, and global development of contemporary social theory. Featuring contributions from a wide range of international scholars in the field, listings cover a broad spectrum of social concepts and theories drawn from disciplines ranging from political philosophy, legal studies, and social psychology to economics, social anthropology, gender studies, and more.

Coverage includes all the major concepts, schools of thought, key theories (and individual theorists behind them), and current trends relating to social theory, along with substantive discussions on related topics such as poverty, crime, modern social issues and problems, and others. As a counterbalance to the myriad issues of historical social theory, up-to-date coverage is also included on controversial contemporary debates relating to the clash of civilization, environmentalism, post-colonialism, post-humanism, cyborgs, and the life-extension project in the more than 850 in-depth entries--each supplemented with abstracts, cross references, bibliographies, and suggestions for further study.

Comprehensive and authoritative, The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory represents an indispensable reference resource to all issues relating to the development and current state of social theory in today's globalized world.

This work is also available as an online resource at www.socialtheoryencyclopedia.com

Details

Title The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory, 5 Volume Set
Author Bryan S. Turner (Editor in Chief); Chang Kyung-Sup (Editor); Cynthia F. Epstein (Editor)
Binding Hardcover
Pages 2864
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
Date 2017
Features Bibliography, Index
ISBN 9781118430866 / 1118430867
Weight 13.25 lbs (6.01 kg)
Dimensions 10.7 x 8.4 x 8.3 in (27.18 x 21.34 x 21.08 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Social sciences - Philosophy
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017033754
Dewey Decimal Code 300.1

About the author

Bryan S. Turner is professor of Sociology in the Institute for Religion, Politics, and Society at the Australian Catholic University (Melbourne). He won the Max Planck Award in 2015 and is an honorary professor at Potsdam University Germany, where he directs the Centre for Citizenship, Social Pluralism and Religious Diversity.

Chang Kyung-Sup is professor of Sociology at Seoul National University, South Korea.

Cynthia F. Epstein is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and currently a Visiting Scholar at Columbia Law School.

Peter Kivisto is the Richard A. Swanson Professor of Social Thought at Augustana College, where he has taught for over 30 years.

William Outhwaite taught at the universities of Sussex and Newcastle, where he is emeritus professor.

J. Michael Ryan is currently a researcher for the TRANSRIGHTS Project at The University of Lisbon (Portugal).