Social Theory and the Social World

Author: Huang Ruiqi
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book is a collection of some of the papers written by the Taiwanese scholar Huang Ruiqi over the years. The book is composed of chapters on theoretical sociology, critical sociology, knowledge sociology, modernity, postmodernity, and globalization, as well as intellectual biographies. It provides a systematic introduction and critique of Western sociological theories and methods, as well as major sociological theories and schools of thought, making it an excellent read on sociological theory. Additionally, the interpretation of Western sociological theory by a Taiwanese scholar is one of the highlights of this book.
Author Bio: Huang Ruiqi was born in Taoyuan, Taiwan, and grew up in Taipei. He earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in sociology from National Taiwan University and his Ph.D. from King's College, University of Cambridge. He served as a researcher at the Institute of European and American Studies at the Academia Sinica and is a part-time professor at sociology departments of National Taiwan University and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. He has been a visiting scholar at universities such as Cambridge, New York, and Harvard. Research Fields: Sociology, sociological theory, knowledge sociology, cultural studies, etc.