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Modern social theory : an introduction / edited by Austin Harrington. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - xxi, 378 p. ; 25cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-364) and index.

Classical social theory, I: contexts and beginnings / Austin Harrington -- Classical social theory, II: Karl Marx and Eḿile Durkheim / Antonino Palumbo and Alan Scott -- Classical social theory, III: Max Weber and Georg Simmel / Gianfranco Poggi -- Functionalism and its critics / John Holmwood -- Interpretativism and interactionism / William Outhwaite -- Historical social theory / Dennis Smith -- Western Marxism / Douglas Kellner -- Psychoanalytic social theory / Anthony Elliott -- Structuralism and post-structuralism / Samantha Ashenden -- Structure and agency / Anthony King -- Feminist social theory / Lisa Adkins -- Modernity and postmodernity: part I / Barry Smart -- Modernity and postmodernity: part II / Gerard Delanty -- Globalization / Robert Holton -- Conclution: Social theory for the twenty-first century / Austin Harrington.

ISBN: 0199255709 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2004022650

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social sciences--Philosophy.

LC Class. No.: H61 / .M574 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 300/.1