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  • Introducing the New Sexuality Studiesby Steven Seidman; Nancy Fischer; Chet Meeks

    Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 58.95

    Breaking new ground, both substantively and stylistically, Introducing the New Sexuality Studies, Second Edition offers students and academics an engaging, thought-provoking introduction and overview of the social study of sexualities. Its central premise is to explore the social construction of sexuality, the role of social differences such as... more...

  • Contested Knowledgeby Steven Seidman

    Wiley 2011; US$ 61.95

    Contested Knowledge is a well-established text offering up-to-date perspectives on social theory by one of the most important thinkers of our time. This fourth edition includes an exploration of globalization and a new section on the theories of global and world order. It provides a thoughtful and rigorous, yet highly accessible and reader-friendly... more...

  • Difference Troublesby Steven Seidman

    Cambridge University Press 1997; US$ 37.00

    In this 1997 book, Steven Seidman offers a wide-ranging and sophisticated discussion of social theory and sexual politics. more...

  • The Postmodern Turnby Steven Seidman

    Cambridge University Press 1994; US$ 30.00

    This book collects the most important statements of the postmodern theory, including the classics essays of authors such as Lyotard, Haraway, Foucault, and Rorty. more...

  • Contested Knowledgeby Steven Seidman

    Wiley 2012; US$ 36.50

    In the fifth edition Contested Knowledge, social theorist Steven Seidman presents the latest topics in social theory and addresses the current shift of 'universalist theorists' to networks of clustered debates. Responds to current issues, debates, and new social movements Reviews sociological theory from a contemporary perspective Reveals how... more...

  • Cultural Traumaby Ron Eyerman; Steven Seidman

    Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 32.00

    In this book, Ron Eyerman explores the formation of the African-American identity through the cultural trauma of slavery. He offers insights into the intellectual and generational conflicts of identity-formation which have a truly universal significance, as well as providing a new and compelling account of the birth of African-American identity. more...

  • Theorizing the Standoffby Robin Wagner-Pacifici; Steven Seidman

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 38.00

    This book combines original theoretical analysis with real life case studies to examine the nature of the standoff. The author explores the archetypal patterns of human action and cognition that move us into and out of these highly charged situations and seeks to theorize the contingency of all such moments. more...

  • A Phenomenology of Working-Class Experienceby Simon J. Charlesworth; Steven Seidman

    Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 37.00

    This book examines the effects of poverty and class through the personal testimony of the people living in the industrial area of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It argues that the themes and problems identified in this book will be familiar to marginalized groups everywhere. more...

  • Intellectual Discourse and the Politics of Modernizationby Ali Mirsepassi; Steven Seidman

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 32.00

    Ali Mirsepassi explores Eurocentric assumptions about modernity and Islamic Fundamentalism. He argues the Iranian Revolution was not a clash between modernity and tradition but an attempt to accommodate modernity within a sense of authentic Islamic identity and culture and assesses the future of secularism and democracy in the Middle East. more...

  • Race, Media, and the Crisis of Civil Societyby Ronald N. Jacobs; Steven Seidman

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 30.00

    The first comprehensive account of the development of the African-American Press in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, this book compares 'mainstream' and African-American media coverage of racial crises such as the Watts riot, Rodney King, the LA uprisings and the O. J. Simpson trial. more...