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Critical encounter with foundational European social theory.
If you're intrigued by the evolution of social theories and their lasting impact, Anthony Giddens' "Studies in Social and Political Theory" will feel like unearthing a treasure trove. The book explores the birth of sociology, digging deep into the classical theories that shape our understanding of society and its transformations. It's an intellectual challenge that invites you to rethink the role of social sciences and their capacity to critique the world we live in.
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ISBN: 9780091292010
Authors:
Anthony Giddens
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date of Publication: 1979-06-01
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 4.0
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The studies which comprise this book are essentially organized around a critical encounter with European social theory in its 'classical period' – i.e. from the middle years of the nineteenth century until the First World War – and have the aim of working out some of the implications of that encounter for the position and prospects of the social sciences today. The issues involved relate to the following series of problems: method and epistemology; social development and transformation; the origins of 'sociology' in nineteenth-century social theory; and the status of social science as critique. In each of these areas, Giddens develops views that challenge existing orthodoxies, and connects these ideas to a reconstruction of social theory in the contemporary era.
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Critical encounter with foundational European social theory.
If you're intrigued by the evolution of social theories and their lasting impact, Anthony Giddens' "Studies in Social and Political Theory" will feel like unearthing a treasure trove. The book explores the birth of sociology, digging deep into the classical theories that shape our understanding of society and its transformations. It's an intellectual challenge that invites you to rethink the role of social sciences and their capacity to critique the world we live in.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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