Critical Theory, Politics and Society - An Introduction

An introduction to the critical theory of the Frankfurt School, providing an assessment of thinkers such as Pollock, Marcuse, Horkheimer, Adorno, Neumann, Lowenthal, Fromm, Kirchheimer and Habermas, and the political and intellectual context in which they worked.

About the author

Peter M.R. Stirk is Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for the History of Political Thought at Durham University, UK. His previous books include Max Horkheimer: A New Interpretation (1992) and, as co-editor, An Introduction to Political Ideas (Pinter, 1995).

Product details

• Authors: Peter M. R. Stirk, Stirk Peter M. R.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.1999
• EAN: 9781855675582
• ISBN: 978-1-85567-558-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Weight: 460 g
• Illustrations: bibliography, index
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; History: specific events & topics, Social Theory, Germany, HISTORY / General, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Political science & theory, History: specific events and topics, Political science and theory, Institutions and learned societies: general, Institutions & learned societies: general