Blackwell Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Social Thought

By William Outhwaite

Book Overview

20th-century social thought ranges widely from the social sciences to philosophy, political theories and doctrines, cultural ideas and movements, and even the natural sciences. This dictionary aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the the main themes of social thought - in particular the major concepts, principal schools and movements of thought, and those institutions that have been objects of social analysis or engendered significant doctrines and ideas. Long entries, by a collection of distinguished contributors, cover major currents of thought, philosophical and cultural trends and the individual social sciences are supplemented by shorter accounts of specific concepts and phenomema.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631195750
• ISBN13: 9780631195757
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 880 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 2.0" x 7.0"