Marx, Durkheim, Weber: Formations of Modern Social Thought
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Book Overview
Every undergraduate course in sociology focuses on Marx, Durkheim and Weber, yet students often find their first contact with these writers to be a difficult experience: the language of these theorists is complicated and forbidding. This book provides a clear guide to their key ideas. Ken Morrison provides a lucid and reliable guide to their key ideas, not only explaining their meaning but also locating them in their philosophical and historical context. The student therefore gains an immediate understanding of both the roots and contemporary relevance of the concepts and how they relate to the classical tradition. The book also includes a helpful alphabetical concept glossary. This is organized in three s
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0803975635
ISBN13:9780803975637
Release Date:December 1995
Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.29 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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this book is a must have
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I'm a Sociology major who got this book at the recommendation of one of my teachers. It is a very helpful book though it would be nice if it included Parsons/Structural Functionalism as well.
Best available discussion of the works of social theory.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
This is an outstanding book! It is the clearest, most explicit exposition of the central works of Marx, Durkheim and Weber available. Its theoretical discussions surpasses all secondary literature I know of including the treatments of Giddens, Aron, Nisbet, Zeitlin, Ritzer and Turner. Its strongest sections include discussions of the materialist theory of history, alienation, theory of suicide, rationalization and the Protestant ethic. In addition, the book contains a concept glossary describing in the clearest way possible terms such as ideology, anomie, means of production, division of labour etc. The book is superb for undergraduates and graduates in political and social theory
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