{"product_id":"new-directions-in-social-theory","title":"New Directions in Social Theory","description":"\"This book contributes to the growing debates about social theory and its role through a discussion of the ways in which gender and race contributed to the exclusion of important thinkers from the sociological canon.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-  John Hughes,  Lancaster University\n\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho makes up the ′canon′ of sociology - and who doesn′t? Does sociology need a canon in the first place? \u003cstrong\u003eBeyond Social Theory\u003c\/strong\u003e offers an innovative and passionate contribution to debates on the history and development of sociology and the exclusion of theorists - who are female, black, or both - from the mainstream of social theorizing. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith compelling biographical sketches bringing the dynamics behind the ′canon′ to life, Kate Reed focuses sharp analysis on the exclusion of theorists on race and gender from important debates on inequality. \u003c\/p\u003e\nAn important contribution to the debate on non-exclusionary theory, this book critically examines existing accounts of the history of the discipline, situating the development of social theory within a wider social and political context.","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54258932973912,"sku":"9780761942702","price":234.36,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780761942702.jpg?v=1777772718","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/new-directions-in-social-theory","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}