Social Theory : The Multicultural, Global, and Classic Readings (Paperback, 7 ed)

Part 1. 1690-1919, Modernity’s Classical Age Social Foundations of Modern Democracy The Unthinkable Two Sides of Society Split Lives in the Modern World Part 2. 1919-1945, Social Theories and World Conflict Action and Knowledge in a Troubled World Unavoidable Dilemmas Part 3. 1945-1964, The Golden Moment The Golden Age Doubts and Reservations Others Object Part 4. 1963-1979, Will the Center Hold? Experiments in Renewal and Reconstruction Part 5. 1969-2001, After Modernity The Idea of the Postmodern and Its Critics Reactions and Alternatives New Cultural Theories After Modernity Part 6. After 2001, Global Realities in an Uncertain Future Global Uncertainties Rethinking the Past That Haunts the Future Is the Modern Order Broken?