Sociological Theory Beyond the Canon

• Main Authors: Alatas, Syed Farid. (Author), Sinha, Vineeta. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: sociologie > dějiny; sociologie; filozofie; sociology > history; sociology; philosophy; elektronické knihy; monografie; electronic books; monographs
• ISBN: 9781137411341
• Physical Description: X, 391 p. online resource.

This book expands the sociological canon by introducing non-Western and female voices, and subjects the existing canon itself to critique. Including chapters on both the 'founding fathers' of sociology and neglected thinkers it highlights the biases of Eurocentrism and androcentrism, while...