{"product_id":"contested-knowledge-social-theory-today-paperback","title":"Contested Knowledge: Social Theory Today - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Seidman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the sixth edition of \u003ci\u003eContested Knowledge, \u003c\/i\u003e social theorist Steven Seidman presents the latest topics in social theory and addresses the current shift of 'universalist theorists' to networks of clustered debates.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eResponds to current issues, debates, and new social movements \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews sociological theory from a contemporary perspective \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how the universal theorist and the era of rival schools has been replaced by networks of clustered debates that are relatively 'autonomous' and interdisciplinary \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures updates and in-depth discussions of the newest clustered debates in social theory--intimacy, postcolonial nationalism, and the concept of 'the other' \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges social scientists to renew their commitment to the important moral and political role social knowledge plays in public life \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTESTED KNOWLEDGE\u003c\/b\u003e SOCIAL THEORY TODAY \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSIXTH EDITION \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for previous edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this tour de force, Steven Seidman surveys social theory from Auguste Comte to Zygmunt Bauman via feminism, world systems theory, queer theory, post-colonialism and much more. It is not just a survey, but rather a plea for a public sociology that is relevant, committed and morally challenging. In a style of writing that is at once direct, personal and engaging, Seidman provides a penetrating overview of the state of sociology that is critical but optimistic. Contested Knowledge now in its fifth edition gets better with age.\" \u003cb\u003eBryan S. Turner, \u003ci\u003eThe City University of New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In his spirited defense of theory as a moral enterprise, Steven Seidman offers insightful, penetrating, critical, but always fair assessments of the theoretical contributions of a wide range of theorists past and present.... Written with an enviable clarity, in a style that is at once lucid and engaging.\" \u003cb\u003ePeter Kivisto, \u003ci\u003eAugustana College and University of Turku\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the new 6th Edition of Contested Knowledge, renowned social theorist Steven Seidman addresses the current shift of the great 'universalist theorists' represented by Habermas, Foucault, Baudrillard, and Bourdieu, to networks of clustered debates responding to issues such as citizenship, performativity, nationalism, globalization, cosmopolitanism, and queer life. Seidman focuses on discussions of three distinct clustered debates in social theory--intimacy, postcolonial nationalism, and the concept of 'the other'--and offers insights into new frontiers precipitated by the emergence of a globalized world. Amongst further revisions, this edition provides an updated case study on the rise of Postdisciplinary theory by examining the theories of Jeffrey Alexander and Nancy Fraser.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEVEN SEIDMAN\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at Albany. He is the author and editor of a number of books including \u003ci\u003eLiberalism and the Origins of European Social Theory, The Postmodern Turn, Queer Theory\/Sociology, The New Social Theory Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jeffrey Alexander), and \u003ci\u003eIntimacies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.5 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42721352450111,"sku":"9781119167587","price":123.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a6d3cdf5d6884bfc6195449327ea21e4.webp?v=1765092061","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/contested-knowledge-social-theory-today-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}