Cultural Theory: An Introduction - Brossura

Smith, Philip

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ISBN 10: 0631211764 ISBN 13: 9780631211761

Casa editrice: Wiley-Blackwell, 2001

Riassunto

Cultural Theory: An Introduction is a concise, accessible introduction to a complex field. Philip Smith provides a balanced, wide-ranging overview of contemporary cultural theory, covering the major thinkers and key concepts that have appeared and developed over the last century. The book has an abundance of special features for students, with summaries, biographical notes, suggestions for further reading, and cross-referencing. This book is an ideal guide for any student or researcher with an interest in the theoretical study of culture and society.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Philip Smith is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Queensland, Australia. He received his Ph.D. at the University of California at Los Angeles. Among the books he has authored or edited are Researching the Visual (2000), The New American Cultural Sociology (1998) and the Cambridge Companion to Durkheim.

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Cultural Theory: An Introduction is a concise, accessible introduction to a complex field. Philip Smith provides a balanced, wide-ranging overview of contemporary cultural theory, covering the major thinkers and key concepts that have appeared and developed over the last century. Assuming no specialist knowledge on the part of the reader, Smith deals with some of the most sophisticated issues in contemporary social thought. Coverage includes fields such as symbolic interactionism, structuralism, and psychoanalysis, and leading thinkers like Foucault, Bourdieu, Habermas, and Giddens. The book has an abundance of special features for students, with summaries, biographical notes, suggestions for further reading, and extensive cross-referencing. For any student or scholar with an interest in the theoretical study of culture and society, this book is an ideal guide.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Wiley-Blackwell
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0631211764
• ISBN 13: 9780631211761
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 280
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile