{"product_id":"9780631213666","title":"The Blackwell Companion to Social Theory","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Social Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBryan S. Turner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ Social Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Social Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (Second Edition) builds on the success of the first edition by adding four completely new chapters. Retained material from the first edition has been revised, extended, and updated and coverage of feminism expanded into two chapters. The book provides insights to the traditions of classical social thought as well as the major debates and developments in contemporary social theory with 18 original essays by the world's leading social theorists.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eBryan S. Turner\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge. He has held a number of teaching posts: at Flinders University (1982-87), the University of Utrecht (1987-90), the University of Essex (1990-93), and Deakin University (1993-98). He edited \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of J-F. Lyotard\u003c\/i\u003e (with Chris Rojek, 1998), \u003ci\u003eMax Weber: Critical Responses\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and \u003ci\u003eThe Talcott Parsons Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1999), and he is closely involved with the journals \u003ci\u003eBody \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e (as co-editor) and \u003ci\u003eCitizenship Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (as editor).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 April 2000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631213666\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e592\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e37.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310448996492,"sku":"9780631213666","price":58.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631213666_f7474d68-c94d-4f92-a58f-bc40083e715e.jpg?v=1780157343","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631213666","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}