{"product_id":"9781405169073","title":"Cultural Theory An Introduction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCultural Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePhilip Smith | Alexander Riley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis second edition of \u003ci\u003eCultural Theory\u003c\/i\u003e provides a concise introduction to cultural theory, placing major figures, traditional concepts, and contemporary themes within a sharp conceptual framework.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a student-friendly introduction to what can often be a complex field of study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdates the first edition in response to reader feedback and to the changing nature of the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes additional coverage of theorists from the classical period to include Nietzsche and DuBois\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces entirely new chapters on race and gender theory, and the body\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders themes that have become more important in theoretical activity in recent years such as computers and virtual reality, cosmopolitanism, and performance theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on theories and theorists from continental Europe as well as the English-speaking world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePhilip Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Sociology at Yale University and Deputy Director of the Yale Center for Cultural Sociology. His books include \u003ci\u003eCultural Theory: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2001), \u003ci\u003eWhy War? The Cultural Logic of Iraq, the Gulf War and Suez\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Durkheim\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jeffrey C. Alexander) (2005), and \u003ci\u003ePunishment and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Riley\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Sociology at Bucknell University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGodless Intellectuals?: How Durkheimian Sociology and Poststructuralism Reinvented the Intellectual Pursuit of the Sacred\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 August 2008\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\u003e9781405169073\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\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315451687052,"sku":"9781405169073","price":50.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405169073.jpg?v=1780140231","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405169073","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}