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Critical social theory : culture, history, and the challenge of difference / Craig Calhoun.

By: Calhoun, Craig J, 1952-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Twentieth-century social theory.Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Blackwell, 1995 (2003 printing)Description: xxvi, 326 p. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1557861382 (hbk.); 1557862885 (pbk.) .Subject(s): Sociology -- Philosophy | Social sciences -- Philosophy | Culture -- Philosophy | Critical theory | Difference (Philosophy) | Identity (Philosophical concept)DDC classification: 301.01
Contents:
Rethinking critical theory -- Interpretation, comparison and critique -- Cultural difference and historical specificity -- Postmodernism as pseudohistory: the trivialization of epochal change -- Habitus, field and capital: historical specificity in the theory of practice -- The standpoint of critique? feminist theory, social structure and learning from experience -- The politics of identity and recognition -- Nationalism and difference: the politics of identity writ large -- Conclusion.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In this outstanding reinterpretation - and extension - of the Critical Theory tradition, Craig Calhoun surveys the origins, fortunes and prospects of this most influential of theoretical approaches. Moving with ease from the early Frankfurt School to Habermas, to contemporary debates over postmodernism, feminism and nationalism, Calhoun breathes new life into Critical Social Theory, showing how it can learn from the past and contribute to the future.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-316) and index.

Rethinking critical theory -- Interpretation, comparison and critique -- Cultural difference and historical specificity -- Postmodernism as pseudohistory: the trivialization of epochal change -- Habitus, field and capital: historical specificity in the theory of practice -- The standpoint of critique? feminist theory, social structure and learning from experience -- The politics of identity and recognition -- Nationalism and difference: the politics of identity writ large -- Conclusion.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • 1 Rethinking Critical Theory
  • 2 Interpretation, Comparison and Critique
  • 3 Cultural Difference and Historical Specificity
  • 4 Postmodernism as Pseudohistory: The Trivialization of Epochal Change
  • 5 Habitus, Field and Capital: Historical Specificity in the Theory of Practice
  • 6 The Standpoint of Critique? Feminist Theory, Social Structure and Learning from Experience
  • 7 The Politics of Identity and Recognition
  • 8 Nationalism and Difference: The Politics of Identity Writ Large
  • Conclusion

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