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This book is designed as a textbook in social theory which takes the concept of modernity as its guiding theme.

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This major new textbook in social theory takes the concept of modernity as its guiding theme.

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'Nigel Dodd is to be congratulated for a most intelligent, mature, organized, balanced, and sane account of the major trends in European social theory over the last century and a half. I know of no sounder secondary source on the theories of modernity and postmodernity. He brings clarity and order to a range of literature that is too often murky and unordered, and for that several generations of scholars and students will be grateful.'--Neil J. Smelser, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, StanfordThis book is designed as a textbook in social theory which takes the concept of modernity as its guiding theme. Beginning with the classical sociologists, including Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Simmel, the author examines a series of arguments and debates concerned with the social, political and economic potential of modern societies, and with the apparent failure to live up to their earlier promise. These questions are then pursued through the work of later social theorists, including the writings of the Frankfurt School, Foucault, Baudrillard, Beck, Giddens and others.Must we abandon the principles of the Enlightenment? Can we still defend the idea that there are universal properties of social enquiry? What should our reaction be to the pluralist claims of postmodernist authors? In responding to these and other questions, Dodd develops a distinctive view of the scope and purpose of social theory today. Accessible, wide-ranging and up-to-date, this textbook will be of interest to second-year undergraduates and above studying social theory, sociology, political theory and human geography.

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This book is designed as a textbook in social theory which takes the concept of modernity as its guiding theme. Beginning with the classical sociologists, including Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Simmel, the author examines a series of arguments and debates concerned with the social, political and economic potential of modern societies, and with the apparent failure to live up to their earlier promise. These questions are then pursued through the work of later social theorists, including the writings of the Frankfurt School, Foucault, Baudrillard, Beck, Giddens and others. Must we abandon the principles of the Enlightenment? Can we still defend the idea that there are universal properties of social enquiry? What should our reaction be to the pluralist claims of postmodernist authors? In responding to these and other questions, Dodd develops a distinctive view of the scope and purpose of social theory today. Accessible, wide-ranging and up-to-date, this textbook will be of interest to second-year undergraduates and above studying social theory, sociology, political theory and human geography.

Author Biography

Nigel Dodd is Lecturer in Sociology, at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. Introduction: Modern and Postmodern Social Theory. Part I: Classical Social Theory. 1. Modernity and Society: Marx and Durkheim. 2. Modernity and Reason: Simmel and Weber. Part II: Modern Social Theory. 3. A Critique of Reason: Horkheimer, Adorno and Marcuse. 4. Reason and Power: Foucault. 5. The Potential of Reason: Habermas. Part III: Postmodern Social Theory. 6. Reality in Retreat: Lyotard and Baudrillard. 7. Society under Suspicion: Bauman and Rorty. 8. Modernity Renewed: Giddens and Beck. Conclusion. Notes. References. Index.

Review

'Nigel Dodd is to be congratulated for a most intelligent, mature, organized, balanced, and sane account of the major trends in European social theory over the last century and a half. I know of no sounder secondary source on the theories of modernity and postmodernity. He brings clarity and order to a range of literature that is too often murky and unordered, and for that several generations of scholars and students will be grateful.'--Neil J. Smelser, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford'[An] excellent guide to the state of the art in contemporary social theory...provide[s] excellent critical accounts of the evolution and contemporary relevance of modern social theory.' (Sociological Research Online)'Dodd's work is thus both a survey of social theory...and an effort to find a new way forward. The book is consciously positioned as a college course text, meaning that unlike truckloads of others on the subject, it is both readable and explicable for those without an MA in the History of Consciousness.' (Canadian Journal of Political Science)

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This book is designed as a textbook in social theory which takes the concept of modernity as its guiding theme. Beginning with the classical sociologists, including Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Simmel, the author examines a series of arguments and debates concerned with the social, political and economic potential of modern societies, and with the apparent failure to live up to their earlier promise. These questions are then pursued through the work of later social theorists, including the writings of the Frankfurt School, Foucault, Baudrillard, Beck, Giddens and others. Must we abandon the principles of the Enlightenment? Can we still defend the idea that there are universal properties of social enquiry? What should our reaction be to the pluralist claims of postmodernist authors? In responding to these and other questions, Dodd develops a distinctive view of the scope and purpose of social theory today. Accessible, wide-ranging and up-to-date, this textbook will be of interest to second-year undergraduates and above studying social theory, sociology, political theory and human geography.

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'Nigel Dodd is to be congratulated for a most intelligent, mature, organized, balanced, and sane account of the major trends in European social theory over the last century and a half. I know of no sounder secondary source on the theories of modernity and postmodernity. He brings clarity and order to a range of literature that is too often murky and unordered, and for that several generations of scholars and students will be grateful.'--Neil J. Smelser, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford'[An] excellent guide to the state of the art in contemporary social theory...provide[s] excellent critical accounts of the evolution and contemporary relevance of modern social theory.' (Sociological Research Online)'Dodd's work is thus both a survey of social theory...and an effort to find a new way forward. The book is consciously positioned as a college course text, meaning that unlike truckloads of others on the subject, it is both readable and explicable for those without an MA in the History of Consciousness.' (Canadian Journal of Political Science)

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Nigel Dodd is to be congratulated for a most intelligent, mature, organized, balanced, and sane account of the major trends in European social theory over the last century and a half. I know of no sounder secondary source on the theories of modernity and postmodernity. He brings clarity and order to a range of literature that is too often murky and unordered, and for that several generations of scholars and students will be grateful.' Neil J. Smelser, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford[An] excellent guide to the state of the art in contemporary social theory ... provide[s] excellent critical accounts of the evolution and contemporary relevance of modern social theory.' Sociological Research OnlineDodd's work is thus both a survey of social theory ... and an effort to find a new way forward. The book is consciously positioned as a college course text, meaning that unlike truckloads of others on the subject, it is both readable and explicable for those without an MA in the History of Consciousness.' Canadian Journal of Political Science

Feature

* An accessible introduction to social theory, both classical and contemporary. * Focuses on the concept of modernity, which is used as a lens to examine a wide range of theoretical literature. * Covers the work of key theorists from Marx, Durkheim and Weber through to the Frankfurt School, Habermas, Foucault, Baudrillard, Bauman, Giddens and Beck.

Details ISBN0745613136 Author Nigel Dodd Pages 288 Language English ISBN-10 0745613136 ISBN-13 9780745613130 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 301 Illustrations Yes Year 1999 Imprint Polity Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1965 Affiliation London School of Economics and Political Science Short Title POP UP-SOCIAL THEORY & MODERNI Edition 1st DOI 10.1604/9780745613130 UK Release Date 1999-10-09 AU Release Date 1999-10-09 NZ Release Date 1999-10-09 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Publication Date 1999-10-09 Alternative 9780745613147 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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