Late Modernity in Crisis: Why We Need a Theory of Society

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Andreas Reckwitz (Humboldt University, Berlin) Hartmut Rosa (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany; Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies, Erfurt, Germany)

Late Modernity in Crisis

Why We Need a Theory of Society

Andreas Reckwitz (Humboldt University, Berlin), Hartmut Rosa (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany; Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies, Erfurt, Germany), Valentine A. Pakis

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Polity Press
01 September 2023

Sociology

"In times of entrenched social upheaval and multiple crises, we need the kind of social theory that is prepared to look at the big picture, analyze the broad developmental features of modern societies, their structural conditions and dynamics, and point to possible ways out of the crises we face. Over the last couple of decades, two German sociologists, Andreas Reckwitz and Hartmut Rosa, have sought to provide wide-ranging social theories of this kind. While their theories are very different, they share in common the view that the analysis of modernity as a social formation must be kept at the heart of sociology, and that the theory of society should ultimately serve to diagnose the crises of the present.

In this book, Andreas Reckwitz and Hartmut Rosa join forces to examine the value and the limits of a theory of society today. They provide clear and concise accounts of their own theories of society, explicate their key concepts – including ""singularization"" in the case of Reckwitz, ""acceleration"" and “resonance” in the case of Rosa – and draw out the implications of their theories for understanding the multiple crises we face today. The result is a book that provides both an excellent introduction to the work of two of the most important sociologists writing today and a vivid demonstration of the value of the kind of bold social theory of modern societies that they espouse."

By: Andreas Reckwitz (Humboldt University Berlin), Hartmut Rosa (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany; Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies, Erfurt, Germany)
Translated by: Valentine A. Pakis
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781509556304
ISBN 10: 1509556303
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 September 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andreas Reckwitz is Professor of Social Theory and Cultural Sociology at Humboldt University, Berlin. Hartmut Rosa is Professor of Sociology at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany, and Director of the Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies, Erfurt, Germany.

Reviews for Late Modernity in Crisis: Why We Need a Theory of Society

“For those of us who think that the big picture matters and not just information, empirical data, and small narratives, this book is good news. Two prominent sociologists, each in their own way and both with rigor and erudition, take up the question on the minds of many: What sort of society are we really living in? In what direction are our societies headed? A major contribution to the revitalization of interest in a comprehensive theory of modernity.” Miroslav Volf, Yale University