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Today, as the world is threatened by anti-democratic movements, this edition adds a new early section on the origins of democratic values in 1700s-and a new concluding section that focuses on how, in the 2020s, social theorists are rethinking the world to better understand... Read Full Overview

For nearly a quarter-century, Charles Lemert has shared his love of social theory, and the questions it explores, in this collection of readings. With 140 selections that begin in the nineteenth century and end in 2015, Social Theory charts the long arc of the development of... Read Full Overview

Social Theory is more than a reader. Feminists, race theorists, decolonizing leaders, and others are thoughtfully introduced by Charles Lemert's substantial commentaries. Social Theory has always sought to keep up with the new while respecting the old--from Durkheim... Read Full Overview

This book provides an illuminating introduction to a collection of readings on social theory and provides an overview of the socio-historical context and delineation of key thinkers and texts. It includes a new section exploring social theory at the limits of the social.