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Social Theory and Modernity: Critique, Dissent, and Revolution
Social Theory and Modernity Critique Dissent and Revolution Author:Timothy W. Luke Social Theory and Modernity combines the analytical techniques of political theory and the research methods of comparative politics. The focus of political theory presents new issues for comparative analysis, whereas comparative analysis provides new perspectives in political theory for analyzing social institutions. Using this method Lu... more »ke elaborates on the following areas: Rousseau's discursive style and critical methods, Marx's historical materialism, Marcuse's instrumental rationality, Weber's interpretive method, Gramsci's theoretical tactics, Cabral's theories of critique and revolution and Foucault's system of political and social analysis. The book concludes by offering an analysis of the moral and ideological influence of behaviour and the link between ideology and political economy, especially in modern society.« less