Anthony Elliott is Research Professor of Sociology at the University of South Australia, where he is Executive Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and Dean of External Engagement. Professor Elliott is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, and Super-Global Professor of Sociology (Visiting) at Keio University, Japan.

"For those who are looking for a comprehensive guide to modern social and cultural theory, this is the place to start. Informed, comprehensive, invaluable; the book really is a milestone."Professor Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor, University of Warwick, UK"In a world in which different societies and cultures crisscross constantly, making an impact on each other, what we need is a navigator to instruct where we are and where should we go. This book will be a great guide, providing students and scholars with remarkably helpful and wide-ranging tools to gain an in-depth understanding of the social and cultural realities which we daily encounter in our contemporary globalized world."Atsushi Sawai, Professor of Sociology, Keio University, Japan

• List of contributors Acknowledgements PART IContemporary social theory 1 The trajectories of social and cultural theory Anthony Elliott2 Critical theory of the Frankfurt School Jordan McKenzie3 Structuralism and post-structuralism Sam Han4 Structuration theories: Giddens and Bourdieu Anthony Elliott5 Feminist and post-feminist theories Ann Branaman6 Zygmunt Bauman and social theory Keith Tester7 Ideology and social and cultural theory John Cash8 Psychoanalytic social theory Anthony Elliott9 Social theories of risk Patrick Brown10 Networks Thomas Birtchnell11 Globalization Theory Eric L. HsuPART IIContemporary cultural theory 12 Cultural and social things: Is there a difference? Charles Lemert13 British cultural theory Nick Stevenson14 American cultural theory Sam Han15 Queer theory Max Kirsch16 The New Mobilities Paradigm and Social Theory Louis Everuss17 Race/ethnicity and social and cultural theory Anthony Moran18 Media and cultural identity Nick Stevenson19 The place of space in social and cultural theory Simon Susen20 Posthumanism Anthony ElliottIndex

Anthony Elliott is Research Professor of Sociology at the University of South Australia, where he is Executive Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and Dean of External Engagement. Professor Elliott is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, and Super-Global Professor of Sociology (Visiting) at Keio University, Japan.

"For those who are looking for a comprehensive guide to modern social and cultural theory, this is the place to start. Informed, comprehensive, invaluable; the book really is a milestone."Professor Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor, University of Warwick, UK"In a world in which different societies and cultures crisscross constantly, making an impact on each other, what we need is a navigator to instruct where we are and where should we go. This book will be a great guide, providing students and scholars with remarkably helpful and wide-ranging tools to gain an in-depth understanding of the social and cultural realities which we daily encounter in our contemporary globalized world."Atsushi Sawai, Professor of Sociology, Keio University, Japan

• List of contributors Acknowledgements PART IContemporary social theory 1 The trajectories of social and cultural theory Anthony Elliott2 Critical theory of the Frankfurt School Jordan McKenzie3 Structuralism and post-structuralism Sam Han4 Structuration theories: Giddens and Bourdieu Anthony Elliott5 Feminist and post-feminist theories Ann Branaman6 Zygmunt Bauman and social theory Keith Tester7 Ideology and social and cultural theory John Cash8 Psychoanalytic social theory Anthony Elliott9 Social theories of risk Patrick Brown10 Networks Thomas Birtchnell11 Globalization Theory Eric L. HsuPART IIContemporary cultural theory 12 Cultural and social things: Is there a difference? Charles Lemert13 British cultural theory Nick Stevenson14 American cultural theory Sam Han15 Queer theory Max Kirsch16 The New Mobilities Paradigm and Social Theory Louis Everuss17 Race/ethnicity and social and cultural theory Anthony Moran18 Media and cultural identity Nick Stevenson19 The place of space in social and cultural theory Simon Susen20 Posthumanism Anthony ElliottIndex