Society & Knowledge

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Society & Knowledge is written by Nico Stehr and published by Transaction Pub. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0765802953 (ISBN 10) and 9780765802958 (ISBN 13).

These fourteen essays by social scientists, philosophers, and historians cover fundamental issues, theoretical perspectives, knowledge and power, and empirical studies. Eight of the fourteen contributions were part of the first edition of Society and Knowledge, published in 1984, and most of these have been updated and revised for this new edition. This second, revised edition builds on its predecessor in presenting cutting-edge theoretical and empirical efforts to transform the sociology of knowledge. Professionals, policy-makers, and graduate students in the fields of sociology, political science, and social science will find this volume of interest and importance.