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    The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory
    The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory
    The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory
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    The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory

    By Bryan S Turner

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    A comprehensive new collection covering the principal traditions and critical contemporary issues of social theory.
    • Builds on the success of The Blackwell Companion to Social Theory, second edition with substantial revisions, entirely new contributions, and a fresh editorial direction
    • Explores contemporary areas such as actor network theory, social constructionism, human rights and cosmopolitanism
    • Includes chapters on demography, science and technology studies, and genetics and social theory
    • Emphasizes key areas of sociology which have had an important impact in shaping the discipline as a whole
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateJan 30, 2009
    ISBN9781444305005
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