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This comprehensive and clear introduction to contemporary social theory explores major theoretical traditions from the Frankfurt School to the digital revolution and beyond. Fully revised and updated, this edition considers recent developments in social theory and adds a chapter on the digital revolution and new technological developments.

This comprehensive and clear introduction to contemporary social theory explores major theoretical traditions from the Frankfurt School to the digital revolution and beyond. Fully revised and updated, this edition considers recent developments in social theory and adds a chapter on the digital revolution and new technological developments.

This is a new and revised edition of a book which has had a major impact upon the social sciences and public political debate. Anthony Elliott and Charles Lemert's THE NEW INDIVIDUALISM inspired readers with the dramatic suggestion that 'the reinvention craze' - from self-help and therapy culture to management restructurings and corporate downsizings - is central to a 'new individualism' sweeping the globe. Giving particular attention to the n...

This remarkable book develops a wide-ranging analysis of key issues and debates in contemporary social theory. Drawing social theory, cultural studies, and psychoanalysis together in a bold configuration, Elliott challenges the widespread view that social theory seems to have lost its way as a result of the diversification of conceptual approaches. In outlining an approach that places imagination and creativity at the center of social theory, ...

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This is a new and revised edition of a book which has had a major impact upon the social sciences and public political debate. Anthony Elliott and Charles Lemert's THE NEW INDIVIDUALISM inspired readers with the dramatic suggestion that 'the reinvention craze' - from self-help and therapy culture to management restructurings and corporate downsizings - is central to a 'new individualism' sweeping the globe. Giving particular attention to the n...