This is a work of social theory and philosophy which seeks to make the constitution of social theory a social activity. It is essentially a collaborative text, by five authors, committed to a re-awakening of some of the forgotten dimensions of social theorizing. The collaborative work was originally occasioned by an attempt to analyse the notion of social stratification and its treatment in the sociological tradition. The authors main concern here is with the nature of social theorizing, and in particular the difference between Self and Other, being and beings, Language and Speech. The...
This is a work of social theory and philosophy which seeks to make the constitution of social theory a social activity. It is essentially a collabo...
Our collective cultural worlds, whether in national societies or at a global level, are increasingly occupied with, and structured around, the staging of cultural and sporting events at all levels. This book analyses the biggest, most influential and most controversial types of events, namely 'mega-events', in particular recent Olympics and Expos. The study builds on the sociological, historical and empirical accounts of mega-events originally presented in Roche's influential work 'Mega-Events and Modernity' (2000). This new book addresses how mega-events have changed in recent...
Our collective cultural worlds, whether in national societies or at a global level, are increasingly occupied with, and structured around, the stag...
