Understanding contemporary society theories of the present

Browning, Gary K. (Added Author). Halcli, Abigail. (Added Author). Webster, Frank. (Added Author).

Summary: "Understanding Contemporary Society: Theories of the Present is a comprehensive textbook to guide students through the complexities of social theory today. Over thirty chapters, written by an international team of contributors, demonstrate clearly the practical applications of social theory in making sense of the modern world. Students are both introduced to the most significant theories and guided through the major social developments which shape our lives."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9781849202176 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1849202176 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0761959254
ISBN: 9780761959250
ISBN: 0761959262 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780761959267 (pbk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (xvii, 502 pages) : illustrations
Publisher: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Theory, theorists and themes : a user's guide to understanding the present / Gary Browning, Abigail Halcli and Frank Webster -- Post-modernism : a guide for the perplexed / Christopher Norris -- Post-feminism / Mich̀le Barrett -- Post-history : living at the end / Krishan Kumar -- Post-Marxism / Terrell Carver -- Post-colonialism and beyond / Don Robotham -- Reflexive modernization / Ted Benton -- Narrative / Susan Stephenson -- Rational choice theory / John Scott -- Complexity theory / Tim Blackman -- Contemporary liberalism / Gary Browning -- Democracy : liberal and direct / Nick Hewlett --Communitarianism / Elizabeth Frazer.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions unspecified
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Action Note:	digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.