History and Social Theory* A new, fully updated edition of a now classic text. * The text has been completely revised to take into account developments of the past 14 years, since History and Social Theory was first published. * Topics which have been added and that are now treated in depth include globalization, postcolonialism and social capital. |
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Contents
Theorists and Historians | 1 |
Models and Methods | 21 |
Central Concepts | 44 |
Central Problems | 116 |
Social Theory and Social Change | 141 |
Postmodernity and Postmodernism | 172 |
| 190 | |
| 214 | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | History and Social Theory |
| Author | Peter Burke |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Polity, 2005 |
| ISBN | 0745634079, 9780745634074 |
| Length | 224 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Reference |
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