Leseprobe
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Cultural Theory
Philip Smith, Alexander Riley
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Sozialwissenschaften, Recht, Wirtschaft / Sonstiges
Beschreibung
This second edition of Cultural Theory provides a concise introduction to cultural theory, placing major figures, traditional concepts, and contemporary themes within a sharp conceptual framework. * Provides a student-friendly introduction to what can often be a complex field of study * Updates the first edition in response to reader feedback and to the changing nature of the field * Includes additional coverage of theorists from the classical period to include Nietzsche and DuBois * Introduces entirely new chapters on race and gender theory, and the body * Considers themes that have become more important in theoretical activity in recent years such as computers and virtual reality, cosmopolitanism, and performance theory * Draws on theories and theorists from continental Europe as well as the English-speaking world
Rezensionen
"Highly recommended to anyone interested in acquiring a theoretical basis on which to systematize their knowledge of cultural theory. Indeed, the authors manage to make the complex simple enough to understand without oversimplifying."
"Presenting such a wide-ranging and multifarious set of ideas in a coherent manner constitutes a very considerable achievement. The book offers anyone interested in cultural theory a broad conspectus--provided of course it is read as a whole."
"For those stalking culture, you'd best set out with this mapping of the terrain."
"The second edition of Cultural Theory provides a clear, lively, and timely introduction to leading thinkers and their ideas. Its lucid writing and comprehensive scope is of great value to students and scholars seeking to understand the field of cultural theory."
"Bringing alive a subject as broad as cultural sociology is difficult, but this fresh edition succeeds brilliantly. Books about theory are usually less than exciting, let alone inspiring, but this book glows and absorbs as it informs. I have depended on it for years, cannot do without it, and, given the growth of cultural theory, I cannot see how anyone else can."
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Sociology of Culture, Cultural Studies, Gesellschaftstheorie, Soziologie, Sociology, Kulturwissenschaften, Social Theory, Kultursoziologie