{"product_id":"9781557862884","title":"Critical Social Theory Culture, History, and the Challenge of Difference","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTwentieth Century Social Theory\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCritical Social Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCulture, History, and the Challenge of Difference\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCraig Calhoun\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ Social Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eCraig Calhoun\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology and History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eHabermas and the Public Sphere \u003c\/i\u003e(1992) and \u003ci\u003eSocial Theory and the Politics of Identity\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1994).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 September 1995\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781557862884\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e356\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314398589068,"sku":"9781557862884","price":53.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781557862884.jpg?v=1780191470","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781557862884","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}