The Postmodern Turn: New Perspectives on Social Theory - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052145879X ISBN 13: 9780521458795

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

The Postmodern Turn gathers together some of the most important statements of the postmodern approach to human studies. Addressing the postmodern social theory that emphasizes the social role of knowledge, this book abandons the disciplinary boundaries separating the sciences and the humanities. Contributors include well-known theorists in the varied fields of sociology, anthropology, women's and gay studies, philosophy, and history.

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Book Description:

Addressing postmodern social theory that emphasizes the social role of knowledge, this book abandons the disciplinary boundaries separating the sciences and the humanities. Contributors include well-known theorists in the varied fields of sociology, anthropology, women's and gay studies, philosophy and history.

From the Back Cover:

New Perspectives On Social Theory: The Postmodern Turn gathers together in one volume some of the most important statements of the Postmodern approach to human studies. In addressing Postmodern social theory and emphasizing the social role of knowledge, this book abandons the disciplinary boundaries separating the sciences and the humanities. This volume is the first collection of its kind, providing the classic essays of authors such as Lyotard, Haraway, Foucault, and Rorty.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 052145879X
• ISBN 13: 9780521458795
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 322
• Editor: Seidman Steven