Profiles and Critiques in Social Theory (Contemporary Social Theory)

This series aims to create a forum for debate between different theoretical and philosophical traditions in the social sciences. As weH as covering broad schools of thought, the series will also concentrate upon the work of particular thinkers whose ideas have had a major impact on social science (these books appear under the sub-se ries title of 'Theoretical Traditions in the Social Sciences'). The s«ries is not limited to abstract theoretical discussion -it will also include more substantive works on contemporary capitalism, the state, politics and other subject areas. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Hermeneutics and Social Theory....Pages 1-17 The Theory of Structuration: a Critique....Pages 18-27 Action, Structure, Power....Pages 28-39 Classical Social Theory and the Origins of Modern Sociology....Pages 40-67 The High Priest of Positivism: Auguste Comte....Pages 68-75 Schutz and Parsons: Problems of Meaning and Subjectivity....Pages 76-81 Habermas’s Social and Political Theory....Pages 82-99 Labour and Interaction....Pages 100-116 Durkheim, Socialism and Marxism....Pages 117-132 Literature and Society: Raymond Williams....Pages 133-143 The Improbable Guru: Re-Reading Marcuse....Pages 144-163 Class Division, Class Conflict and Citizenship Rights....Pages 164-180 Classes, Capitalism and the State....Pages 181-196 Power, the Dialectic of Control and Class Structuration....Pages 197-214 From Marx to Nietzsche? Neo-Conservatism, Foucault, and Problems in Contemporary Political Theory....Pages 215-230 Back Matter....Pages 231-239 Anthony Giddens ; Chapter 2 Contributed By Fred Dallmayr. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.