Seidman, Steven.

Contested knowledge : social theory today / Steven Seidman. - 5th ed. - Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2013. - ix, 353 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The rise of the classical tradition -- Rethinking the classical tradition : American sociology -- Rethinking the classical tradition : European theory -- Revisions and revolts : the postmodern turn -- Revisions and revolts : identity politics and theory -- Revisions and revolts : theories of world order -- The rise of postdisciplinary theory -- Index.

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Sociology--Methodology
Postmodernism--Social aspects.