The Blackwell Companion to Major Contemporary Social Theorists (E-Book) von George Ritzer

List Of Contributors.

Introduction: Metatheorizing Contemporary Social Theorists: Todd Stillman.

1. Robert K. Merton: Piotr Sztompka.

2. Erving Goffman: Gary Alan Fine And Philip Manning.

3. Richard M. Emerson: Karen S. Cook And Joseph Whitmeyer.

4. James Coleman: Siegwart Lindenberg.

5. Harold Garfinkel: Anne Rawls.

6. Daniel Bell: Malcolm Waters.

7. Norbert Elias: Richard Kilminster And Stephen Mennell.

8. Michael Foucault: Barry Smart.

9. Jürgen Habermas: William Outhwaite.

10. Anthony Giddens: Christopher G. A. Bryant And David Jary.

11. Pierre Bourdieu: Craig Calhoun.

12. Jean Baudrillard: Douglas Kellner.

13. Judith Butler: Patricia T. Clough.

Index.

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• Includes 13 original essays by leading scholars on major contemporary social theorists.
  
• Covers key figures such as Elias, Goffman, Foucault, Habermas, Giddens, Bourdieu, and Butler.
  
• Essays include biographical sketches, the social and intellectual context, and the impact of the thinker's work on social theory generally.
  
• Includes bibliographies of the theorist's most important works as well as key secondary works.
  
• Can be used in conjunction withThe Blackwell Companion to Major Classical Social Theorists, edited by George Ritzer, for a complete reference source in social theory.