{"product_id":"9781444330786","title":"The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists, 2 Volume Set","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists, 2 Volume Set\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGeorge Ritzer | Jeffrey Stepnisky\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReflecting emerging research and ongoing reassessments of social theory, \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists\u003c\/i\u003e offers significant updates and revisions to the original Blackwell Companion published a decade ago.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures updates and revisions to all essays from original volume, plus the addition of 11 new authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes six new essays featuring coverage of theorists not included in original volume: Ibn Khaldun, de Tocqueville, Schumpeter, Mannheim, Veblen, and Adorno\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupplemented with comprehensive bibliographies on primary and secondary sources, with a brief reader's guide accompanying each essay\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses continuing relevance of most theories and their importance to contemporary scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures updates and revisions to all essays from original volume, plus the addition of 16 new authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes 11 new essays featuring coverage of theorists not included in original volume, including Deleuze, Bauman, Smith, Luhmann, Agamben, and others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupplemented with comprehensive bibliographies on primary and secondary sources, with a brief reader's guide accompanying each essay\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssays placed in social and historical context to allow readers to see how theorists have responded to pressing contemporary social and political issues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eGeorge Ritzer\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe McDonaldization of Society\u003c\/i\u003e (6th ed., 2011), \u003ci\u003eEnchanting a Disenchanted World\u003c\/i\u003e (3rd ed. 2010), \u003ci\u003eThe Globalization of Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd ed., 2007), and \u003ci\u003eGlobalization: A Basic Text\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Stepnisky\u003c\/b\u003e is a member of the Sociology Department at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was Managing Editor for the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Social Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Consumer Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 May 2011\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\u003e9781444330786\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1232\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e86.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310986850444,"sku":"9781444330786","price":446.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444330786.jpg?v=1780206274","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781444330786","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}