Cultural Theory and the Problem of Modernity

By Alan Swingewood

Book Overview

This book presents a critical analysis of the relation between sociological theory and recent debates in cultural studies. A distinctive sociological perspective is developed based on the work of Marx, Weber, Bourdieu and Bakhtin. The book examines the problems of theorising issues such as modernity, mass culture and postmodernity by advocating a historical and context-based approach.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333613422
• ISBN13: 9780333613429
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"