Understanding Contemporary Society: Theories of the Present

Theory, Theorists and Themes - Gary Browning, Abigail Halcli and Frank Webster A User's Guide to Understanding the Present PART ONE: THEORIES Postmodernism - Christopher Norris A Guide for the Perplexed Post-Feminism - Mich[gr]ele Barrett Post-History - Krishan Kumar Living at the End Post-Marxism - Terrell Carver Post-Colonialism and Beyond - Don Robotham Reflexive Modernization - Ted Benton Narrative - Susan Stephenson Rational Choice Theory - John Scott Complexity Theory - Tim Blackman Contemporary Liberalism - Gary Browning Democracy - Nick Hewlett Liberal and Direct Communitarianism - Elizabeth Frazer New Thinking in International Relations - Kimberly Hutchings Utopia and Dystopia - Stephen Crook PART TWO: THEMES Post-Modernity - David Lyon Globalization - Barrie Axford Restructuring - Andy Kilmister Cities in the Global Economy - Saskia Sassen Cultural Studies - Rick Maxwell Intellectuals - Carl Boggs Higher Education - Frank Webster Mass Communication - Kaarle Nordenstreng The Web - Vincent Mosco Nationalism - Murray Low Islam - Sarah Ansari Cultural Pluralism Today - Avigail Eisenberg Families and Households - Mary Maynard The Body - Chris Shilling Intimate Choices - Ken Plummer Environmentalism - David Pepper Social Movements - Abigail Halcli Social Inequalities - Harriet Bradley Coming to Terms with Complexity