Publications
(1995) Basil Blackwell.
From the publisher: In this outstanding reinterpretation — and extension — of the Critical Theory tradition, Craig Calhoun surveys the origins, fortunes and prospects of this most influential of theoretical approaches. Moving with ease from the early Frankfurt School to Habermas, to contemporary debates over postmodernism, feminism and nationalism, Calhoun breathes new life into Critical Social Theory, showing how it can learn from the past and contribute to the future.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Rethinking critical theory
Chapter 2 Interpretation, comparison, and critique
Chapter 3 Cultural difference and historical specificity
Chapter 4 Postmodernism as pseudohistory: The trivialization of epochal change
Chapter 5 Habitus, field, and capital: Historical specificity in the theory of practice
Chapter 6 The standpoint of Critique? Feminist theory, social structure, and learning from experience
Chapter 7 The politics of identity and recognition
Chapter 8 Nationalism and difference: The politics of identity writ large
Conclusion