Ernest Gellner’s Legacy and Social Theory Today

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Ernest Gellner’s Legacy and Social Theory Today is written by Petr Skalník and published by Springer Nature. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 303106805X (ISBN 10) and 9783031068058 (ISBN 13).

This edited volume examines the critical issues of the 21st century through the prism of Ernest Gellner’s work. The contributors look critically at Gellner ́s legacy, questioning whether he remains an inspiration for today’s social theorists. Chapters proactively probe Gellner’s thoughts on a variety of pressing topics—modernity, postcolonialsm, nationalism, and more—without losing sight of current debates on these issues. This volume further brings these debates to life by having each chapter followed by a comment by an academic peer of the chapter author, thus transforming the text into a lively and dynamic conversation.