Contested knowledge: social theory today

Introduction

Part I: The Rise of The Classical Tradition. Introduction

- 1. A Science Of Society: The Enlightenment And Auguste Comte

- 2. The Revolutionary Theory Of Karl Marx

- 3. The Promise Of Sociology: Emile Durkheim

- 4. The Ironic Social Theory Of Max Weber

Part II: Rethinking The Classical Tradition: American Sociology. Introduction

- 5. The Grand Theory Of Talcott Parsons And Peter Bergeer And Thomas Luckmann

- 6. The Scientific Theory Of Randall Collins And Peter Blau

- 7. The Moral Sociology Of C. Wright Mills And Robert Bellah

Part III: Rethinking The Classical Tradition: European Theory. Introduction

- 8. The Critical Theory Of Jurgen Habermas

- 9. Stuart Hall And British Cultural Studies

- 10. The Critical Sociology Of Anthony Giddens And Pierre Bourdieu

Part IV: Revisions and Revolts: The Postmodern Turn. Introduction

- 11. The Postmodern World Of Derrida, Lyotard, And Baudrillard

- 12. Michel Foucaultʹs Disciplinary Society

- 13. Zygmunt Baumanʹs Sociology Of Postmodernty

Part V: Revisions and Revolts: Identity Politics and Theory. Introduction

- 14. Feminist Theory

- 15. Critical Race Theory

- 16. Gay, Lesbian, And Queer Theory

- 17. Colonialism And Empire.