(DOWNLOAD) "Contested Knowledge" by Steven Seidman # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Contested Knowledge
- Author : Steven Seidman
- Release Date : January 23, 2011
- Genre: Sociology,Books,Nonfiction,Social Science,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 1422 KB
Description
Contested Knowledge is a well-established text offering up-to-date perspectives on social theory by one of the most important thinkers of our time. This fourth edition includes an exploration of globalization and a new section on the theories of global and world order. It provides a thoughtful and rigorous, yet highly accessible and reader-friendly account of social theory.
Responds to current issues, debates, and new social movements
Reviews sociological theory from a truly contemporary perspective
Examines both classical and contemporary theories
Combines social analysis and moral advocacy to demonstrate how social theory contributes to the making of a better world
Challenges social scientists to renew their commitment to the important moral and political role social knowledge plays in public life
A thoughtful and rigorous, yet highly accessible and reader-friendly account of social theory An accompanying website containing additional support for lecturers and students is available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/seidman