The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists, Volume I: Classical Social Theorists (Blackwell Companions to Sociology)

Reflecting emerging research and ongoing reassessments of social theory, The Wiley- Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists offers significant updates and revisions to the original Blackwell Companion published a decade ago.Volume 1Features updates and revisions to all essays from original volume, plus the addition of 11 new authorsIncludes six new essays featuring coverage of theorists not included in original volume: Ibn Khaldun, de Tocqueville, Schumpeter, Mannheim, Veblen, and AdornoSupplemented with comprehensive bibliographies on primary and secondary sources, with a brief reader's guide accompanying each essayAddresses continuing relevance of most theories and their importance to contemporary scholarship Volume 2Features updates and revisions to all essays from original volume, plus the addition of 16 new authorsIncludes 11 new essays featuring coverage of theorists not included in original volume, including Deleuze, Bauman, Smith, Luhmann, Agamben, and othersSupplemented with comprehensive bibliographies on primary and secondary sources, with a brief reader's guide accompanying each essayEssays placed in social and historical context to allow readers to see how theorists have responded to pressing contemporary social and political issues