The ‘Postmodern Turn’ in the Social Sciences

Simon Susen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

522 Seiten

2015 | 2015 ed.
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-0-230-57929-3 (ISBN)

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Simon Susen examines the impact of the 'postmodern turn' on the contemporary social sciences. On the basis of an innovative five-dimensional approach, this study provides a systematic, comprehensive, and critical account of the legacy of the 'postmodern turn', notably in terms of its continuing relevance in the twenty-first century.

Simon Susen is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at City University London, UK. He previously held lectureships at Birkbeck College (University of London), Newcastle University, and Goldsmiths College (University of London). He is an Associate Member of the Bauman Institute and, together with Bryan S. Turner, Editor of the Journal of Classical Sociology.

"Introduction
1. From Modern to Postmodern Epistemology? The ''Relativist Turn''
2. From Modern to Postmodern Methodology? The ''Interpretive Turn''
3. From Modern to Postmodern Sociology? The ''Cultural Turn''
4. From Modern to Postmodern Historiography? The ''Contingent Turn''
5. From Modern to Postmodern Politics? The ''Autonomous Turn''
6. Critical Reflections on Postmodern Thought: Limitations of the ''Postmodern Turn''
Conclusion
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Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.7.2015
Zusatzinfo	522 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie
	Naturwissenschaften
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	0-230-57929-9 / 0230579299
ISBN-13	978-0-230-57929-3 / 9780230579293
Zustand	Neuware