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Social Theory in the Twentieth Century offers an easytoread but provocativeaccount of the development of social theory. Patrick Baert covers a wide rangeof key figures and schools of thought including Giddens Foucault andHabermas. Written in a lively style and avoiding jargon this book is aimed atstudents who wish to understand the main debates and dilemmas driving socialtheory.Rather than providing a neutral summary of the different thinkers and theoriesBaert challenges the conventional readings of social theory with new andoriginal interpretations. In effect he bridges the gap between philosophy andsocial theory by placing the theoretical views within wider historicaltraditions.Social Theory in the Twentieth Century will undoubtedly become the standardintroduction to social theory for students in sociology politics andanthropology. «
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