William Outhwaite 
The Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought [PDF ebook] 

Modern social thought ranges widely from the social sciences to
philosophy, political theories and doctrines, cultural ideas and
movements, and the influence of the natural sciences.

* * Provides an authoritative overview of the main themes of social
thought.

* Long essays and entries give full coverage to each topic.

* Covers major currents of thought, philosophical and cultural
trends, and the individual social sciences from anthropology to
welfare economics.

* New edition updates about 200 entries and includes new entries,
suggestions for further reading, and a bibliography of all sources
cited within the text.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface.

Note.

Contributors.

Introduction.

Dictionary Entries A-Z.

Bibliography

Om författaren

William Outhwaite is Professor of Sociology at the University of Sussex.His previous publications include Habermas: A Critical Introduction (1994), New Philosophies of Social Science (1987), Understanding Social Life (second edition, 1986), and The Future of Society (Blackwell, 2006). He is co-author of Social Theory and Postcommunism (Blackwell, 2005), editor of The Habermas Reader (1996), and co-editor of The Sociology of Politics (1998).