"This important study draws together theorists & themes in a thorough, sophisticated, & balanced account of both contemporary & classic schools of critical social theory. Agger's outstanding interdis-ciplinary overview of how critical social theorizing approaches social control, the modern ...
"This important study draws together theorists & themes in a thorough, sophisticated, & balanced account of both contemporary & classic schools of critical social theory. Agger's outstanding interdis-ciplinary overview of how critical social theorizing approaches social control, the modern university, public culture, & the global economy provides a definitive introduction to the concerns & methods of critical social theorists." Timothy W. Luke Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University "This is the book my students have been asking for, & the one they need to read.... A masterful piece of work, engagingly written & profound in its implications for the future of social theory." Laurel Richardson