Sociology and Public Policy Books

The Vitality of Critical Theory
Current Perspectives in Social Theory
Volume 28
Author
Harry F. Dahms, University of Tennessee, USA
Synopsis
The common theme of this volume is that the critical theory of the
Frankfurt School is as important today, if not more so, as it was at
its inception during the 1930s. It looks at the distinguishing features
of this tradition and how it is critical, yet also complementary, of
other approaches in the social sciences, especially in sociology. The
vanishing point of critical theory is not the replacement of diverse
endeavors to illuminate the nature of modern society, rather, its
purpose is to bundle overly fragmented perspectives that have been
developed in theoretical sociology. Essays included address: the
problematic analysis of political economy at the center of the early
Frankfurt School, and the subsequent neglect of political economy;
the continuing importance of alienation and reification as focal points
of critical theory; differences in modes of critical theorizing during
the twentieth century (with special emphases on Lukàcs, Adorno,
Habermas and Postone); globalization as an analytical and normative
challenge critical theorists are uniquely positioned to confront; and
the most problematic feature mainstream approaches in the social
sciences have in common.
Previous Volumes
Volume 27 ISBN: 9780857242235
Theorizing the Dynamics of Social Processes
Volume 26 ISBN: 9781849506052
Nature, Knowledge and Negation
Sociology and Public Policy Books
ISSN
0278-1204
ISBN print
9780857247971
ISBN electronic
9780857247988
Publication date
20 May 2011
Price
GBP £72.95
EUR €105.95
USD $134.95
Format print
Hardback
Format electronic
PDF
Page count
352
Dimensions
156 x 234 mm
Primary BIC code
JHBA
Primary BISAC code
SOC026000
LCC code
HM481-554
Discount code
SRS
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