{"product_id":"the-blackwell-dictionary-of-modern-social-thought-isbn-9781405134569","title":"The Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought","description":"Modern social thought ranges widely from the social sciences to philosophy, political theories and doctrines, cultural ideas and movements, and the influence of the natural sciences.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an authoritative overview of the main themes of social thought.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLong essays and entries give full coverage to each topic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers major currents of thought, philosophical and cultural trends, and the individual social sciences from anthropology to welfare economics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew edition updates about 200 entries and includes new entries, suggestions for further reading, and a bibliography of all sources cited within the text.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface. \u003cp\u003eNote.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDictionary Entries A–Z.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This is still the best dictionary around ... Students could abandon their textbooks and follow this reference trail.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMargaret Archer, University of Warwick\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A reference book that is fun to read, often sharp, ironic, and barbed – a distillation of current Social Thought as well as a dictionary.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Turner, University of South Florida\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is an indispensable tool for social, political, and intellectual inquiry in general. William Outhwaite has produced a valuable compendium of the key figures, central concepts, influential movements, and important institutions of the modern era. The sum impressively surpasses not only the parts but the peer competitors.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Der Derian, Brown University and University of Massachusetts Amherst\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Students new to the volume will find it remains a valuable guide.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Jary, University of Birmingham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"All academic libraries catering for courses in scoiology, politics modern history, cultural studies or philosophy ought to have copies of this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam Outhwaite\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at the University of Sussex.His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eHabermas: A Critical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003eNew Philosophies of Social Science\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Social Life \u003c\/i\u003e(second edition, 1986), and \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Society\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2006). He is co-author of \u003ci\u003eSocial Theory and Postcommunism\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2005), editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Habermas Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Sociology of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).  Modern social thought ranges widely from the social sciences to philosophy, political theories and doctrines, cultural ideas and movements, and the influence of the natural sciences. This \u003ci\u003eDictionary\u003c\/i\u003e provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the main themes of social thought, principal schools and movements of thought and those institutions that have been the subject of social analysis or engendered significant doctrines and ideas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetailed entries cover major currents of thought, philosophical and cultural trends, and the individual social sciences from anthropology to welfare economics. These are supplemented by shorter accounts of specific concepts and phenomena.This second edition updates about 200 entries and includes new entries on the Internet, ethnic cleansing and other topics. Each entry includes suggestions for further reading, and the volume contains a bibliography of all sources cited within the text.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990171500773,"sku":"NP9781405134569","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405134569.jpg?v=1761786777","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-blackwell-dictionary-of-modern-social-thought-isbn-9781405134569","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}