Reconstructing social theory, history and practice

• Other Authors: Dahms, Harry F., Lybeck, Eric Royal.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, c. 2016.
• Series: Current perspectives in social theory ; v. 35.
• Subjects: Social Science > Sociology > General.; Social theory.; Sociology.; Social sciences > Philosophy.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781786354693 (electronic bk.)
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 277 p.)

With regard to developments in social theory, the past 30 years can be characterized as an Age of Deconstruction. Inspired by post-structuralism, postmodernism, critical theory, and science studies, as well as combinations of related approaches, theorists have endeavored to shatter historical meta-n...