Contested Knowledge

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In the fifth edition Contested Knowledge, social theoristSteven Seidman presents the latest topics in social theory andaddresses the current shift of 'universalist theorists' to networksof clustered debates. * Responds to current issues, debates, and new socialmovements * Reviews sociological theory from a contemporaryperspective * Reveals how the universal theorist and the era of rival schoolshas been replaced by networks of clustered debates that arerelatively 'autonomous' and interdisciplinary * Features updates and in-depth discussions of the newestclustered debates in social theory--intimacy, postcolonialnationalism, and the concept of 'the other' * Challenges social scientists to renew their commitment to theimportant moral and political role social knowledge plays in publiclife * Accompanied by a companion website for students at www.wiley.com/go/seidmanfeaturing chapter outlines and useful web links; an instructor sitecan also be accessed which features password-protected PowerPointteaching slides

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"In this tour de force, Steven Seidman surveys socialtheory from Auguste Comte to Zygmunt Bauman via feminism, worldsystems theory, queer theory, post-colonialism and much more. It isnot just a survey, but rather a plea for a public sociology that isrelevant, committed and morally challenging. In a style of writingthat is at once direct, personal and engaging, Seidman provides apenetrating overview of the state of sociology that is critical butoptimistic. Contested Knowledge now in its fifth edition getsbetter with age."--Bryan S. Turner, The CityUniversity of New York "A very valuable update to this superb and exceptionallyreadable book. The new chapters are a significant contribution intheir own right: the chapter on 'the Other' is a majorachievement."--William Outhwaite, NewcastleUniversity "In his spirited defense of theory as a moral enterprise,Steven Seidman offers insightful, penetrating, critical, but alwaysfair assessments of the theoretical contributions of a wide rangeof theorists past and present.... Written with an enviable clarity,in a style that is at once lucid and engaging."--PeterKivisto, Augustana College and University of Turku
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