The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory

A comprehensive new collection covering the principal traditions and critical contemporary issues of social theory.

• Builds on the success of The Blackwell Companion to Social Theory, second edition with substantial revisions, entirely new contributions, and a fresh editorial direction

• Explores contemporary areas such as actor network theory, social constructionism, human rights and cosmopolitanism

• Includes chapters on demography, science and technology studies, and genetics and social theory

• Emphasizes key areas of sociology which have had an important impact in shaping the discipline as a whole