{"product_id":"contested-knowledge-isbn-9781119167587","title":"Contested Knowledge","description":"In the sixth edition of \u003ci\u003eContested Knowledge,\u003c\/i\u003e social theorist Steven Seidman presents the latest topics in social theory and addresses the current shift of 'universalist theorists' to networks of clustered debates.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eResponds to current issues, debates, and new social movements \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews sociological theory from a contemporary perspective \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how the universal theorist and the era of rival schools has been replaced by networks of clustered debates that are relatively 'autonomous' and interdisciplinary \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures updates and in-depth discussions of the newest clustered debates in social theory—intimacy, postcolonial nationalism, and the concept of 'the other' \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges social scientists to renew their commitment to the important moral and political role social knowledge plays in public life \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Rise of the Classical Tradition 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part I 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Idea of a Science of Society: The Enlightenment and Auguste Comte 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Revolutionary Theory of Karl Marx 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Promise of Sociology: Emile Durkheim 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Ironic Social Theory of Max Weber 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword to Part I 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Rethinking the Classical Tradition: American Sociology 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part II 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Grand Theory of Talcott Parsons, Peter Berger, and Thomas Luckmann 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Scientific Theory of Randall Collins and Peter Blau 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Moral Sociology of C. Wright Mills and Robert Bellah 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword to Part II 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Rethinking the Classical Tradition: European Theory 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part III 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Critical Theory of Jürgen Habermas 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Stuart Hall and British Cultural Studies 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Critical Sociology of Anthony Giddens and Pierre Bourdieu 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword to Part III 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Revisions and Revolts: The Postmodern Turn 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part IV 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Postmodern World of Jacques Derrida, Jean-François Lyotard, and Jean Baudrillard 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Michel Foucault’s Disciplinary Society 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Zygmunt Bauman’s Sociology of Postmodernity 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword to Part IV 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Revisions and Revolts: Identity Politics and Theory 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part V 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Feminist Theory\/Masculinity Studies 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Critical Race Theory\/White Studies 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Lesbian, Gay, and Queer Theory\/Heterosexual Studies 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Colonial Discourse Studies 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword to Part V 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Revisions and Revolts: Theories of World Order 267\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part VI 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 From Nation to Globe: David Held and Mary Kaldor 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Global Capitalism: Immanuel Wallerstein and Manuel Castells 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The Return of Empire? Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, David Harvey and Michael Mann 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword to Part VI 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII The Rise of Postdisciplinary Theory 303\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Part VII 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Theorizing Postcolonial Nationalism: A Case of “Domain” Theorizing 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Jeffrey Alexander: Reconstructing Democratic Theory in an Age of Disillusionment 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Nancy Fraser: The Case for Radical Democracy 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword to Part VII 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 344\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEVEN SEIDMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at Albany. He is the author and editor of a number of books including \u003ci\u003eLiberalism and the Origins of European Social Theory, The Postmodern Turn, Queer Theory\/Sociology, The New Social Theory Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jeffrey Alexander), and \u003ci\u003eIntimacies\u003c\/i\u003e.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTESTED KNOWLEDGE\u003c\/b\u003e SOCIAL THEORY TODAY \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIXTH EDITION \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for previous edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this tour de force, Steven Seidman surveys social theory from Auguste Comte to Zygmunt Bauman via feminism, world systems theory, queer theory, post-colonialism and much more. It is not just a survey, but rather a plea for a public sociology that is relevant, committed and morally challenging. In a style of writing that is at once direct, personal and engaging, Seidman provides a penetrating overview of the state of sociology that is critical but optimistic. Contested Knowledge now in its fifth edition gets better with age.\" \u003cb\u003eBryan S. Turner, \u003ci\u003eThe City University of New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In his spirited defense of theory as a moral enterprise, Steven Seidman offers insightful, penetrating, critical, but always fair assessments of the theoretical contributions of a wide range of theorists past and present.... Written with an enviable clarity, in a style that is at once lucid and engaging.\" \u003cb\u003ePeter Kivisto, \u003ci\u003eAugustana College and University of Turku\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the new 6th Edition of Contested Knowledge, renowned social theorist Steven Seidman addresses the current shift of the great 'universalist theorists' represented by Habermas, Foucault, Baudrillard, and Bourdieu, to networks of clustered debates responding to issues such as citizenship, performativity, nationalism, globalization, cosmopolitanism, and queer life. Seidman focuses on discussions of three distinct clustered debates in social theory—intimacy, postcolonial nationalism, and the concept of 'the other'—and offers insights into new frontiers precipitated by the emergence of a globalized world. Amongst further revisions, this edition provides an updated case study on the rise of Postdisciplinary theory by examining the theories of Jeffrey Alexander and Nancy Fraser.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for previous edition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“In this tour de force, Steven Seidman surveys social theory from Auguste Comte to Zygmunt Bauman via feminism, world systems theory, queer theory, post-colonialism and much more. It is not just a survey, but rather a plea for a public sociology that is relevant, committed and morally challenging. In a style of writing that is at once direct, personal and engaging, Seidman provides a penetrating overview of the state of sociology that is critical but optimistic. Contested Knowledge now in its fifth edition gets better with age.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBryan S. 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