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Social Theory In Contemporary Asia

Ann Brooks

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Understanding the Impact of Social Theory on Asia

"This book provides a nuanced analysis of the impact of social theory in contemporary Asia. Through case studies and empirical research, the author highlights how issues of intimacy, reflexivity, and identity are not universally experienced. It provides valuable insights to anyone interested in understanding the diversity and complexity of Asian culture and society."

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ISBN: 9780415666855
Author: Ann Brooks
Publisher: Routledge
Date of Publication: 2011-03-24
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sociology, Philosophy, Politics
Goodreads rating: 4.0
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Philosophical debates around individualization and the implications for intimacy, reflexivity and identity have occupied a central part of social and cultural theorizing in the West in the last decade. In fact, late modernity has become conspicuously engaged with issues of intimacy, reflexivity and identity. The author analyses the relevance of these debates in the context of contemporary Asia and combines an analysis of significant social theorists including Beck, Giddens, Bourdieu, McNay, Adkins, and Ong with an application of these debates to social, political and cultural contexts. Drawing on empirical research, case studies, global reports, media and academic literature, the book provides a relevant, wide-ranging and contemporary analysis of the debates on Asian culture and society. In the Foreword to the book Bryan Turner ‘Professor Brooks shows consequently that the intimate and emotional cultures that have been described by Anthony Giddens and Ulrich Beck with respect to the West have not arrived in Asia or at least that they have not become visible and permanent aspects of the social landscape.’
 

Understanding the Impact of Social Theory on Asia

"This book provides a nuanced analysis of the impact of social theory in contemporary Asia. Through case studies and empirical research, the author highlights how issues of intimacy, reflexivity, and identity are not universally experienced. It provides valuable insights to anyone interested in understanding the diversity and complexity of Asian culture and society."

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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