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Record Nr.

UNISA996213948803316

Titolo

The Blackwell companion to major classical social theorists [[electronic resource] /] / edited by George Ritzer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell, 2003

ISBN

1-281-31298-3

1-78034-115-6

9786611312985

1-4051-6675-4

0-470-99989-6

0-470-99988-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (450 p.)

Collana

Blackwell companions to sociology

Altri autori (Persone)

RitzerGeorge

Disciplina

301.0922

301/.01

Soggetti

Sociology - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published, together with The Blackwell companion to major contemporary social theorists, as The Blackwell companion to major social theorists in 2000.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Blackwell Companion to Major Classical Social Theorists; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Introduction: Narratives, Geistesgeschichtes, and the History of Social Theory; 1 Auguste Comte; 2 Harriet Martineau; 3 Herbert Spencer; 4 Karl Marx; 5 Max Weber; 6 EĢmile Durkheim; 7 Georg Simmel; 8 Charlotte Perkins Gilman; 9 George Herbert Mead; 10 W. E. B. Du Bois; 11 Alfred Schutz; 12 Talcott Parsons; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Blackwell Companion to Major Classical Social Theorists provides a comprehensive review of classical social theory. Containing original essays especially commissioned for this volume, leading experts and practitioners examine the life and work of 12 major theorists. Includes 12 original essays by leading scholars on major classical social theoristsCovers the key figures who shaped social theory, such as Marx, Weber and Durkheim, as well as additional classical theorists such as Harriet Martineau and W. E. B. Du BoisEssays include



biographical sketches