Introducing social theory

New edition of a coherent, well-organized and thematic introduction to all the major thinkers, issues and debates in classical and contemporary social theory. Traces the development of social theory from the classical ideas of Durkheim, Marx and Weber to the latest contemporary theoretical controver...

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Main Authors: Jones, Pip (Author), Bradbury, Liz , 1957- (Author), Le Boutillier, Shaun (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK : Polity Press , c2011
Edition:2nd ed
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