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Classical Sociology Beyond Methodological Nationalism defends classical sociology from the accusation of ‘methodological nationalism’. To reject such accusation, the volume presents three arguments. The first contends that classical sociology has not failed to deal with the global world (Part I). The second, that classical sociology has more frequently dealt with the transnational category of the ‘social’, rather than with the ‘national’ (Part II). The third, that where classical sociology has analysed national society, the latter has never been envisaged as a rigidly confined entity within its political boundaries (Part III). The outcome is a re-evaluation of classical sociological thought as a more functional tool for analysing the political forms of modernity in the era of globalisation. Contributors include: Vittorio Cotesta, David Inglis, Austin Harrington, Massimo Pendenza, Michael Schillmeier, Emanuela Susca, Dario Verderame, and Federico Trocini.

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Author:   Massimo Pendenza
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   123
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9789004272194

ISBN 10:   9004272194
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   17 April 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Contributors INTRODUCTION Is Classical Sociology Still in Vogue? A Controversial Legacy, Massimo Pendenza PART I: SOCIOLOGY OF THE GLOBAL WORLD 1. Simmel on Global Society, Vittorio Cotesta 2. Toennies Today: A Living Legacy in the Sociology of Globalization and Globality, David Inglis 3. Vilfredo Pareto's Contribution to a Sociology of Globalization, Emanuela Susca PART II: THE 'SOCIAL' BEYOND THE 'NATIONAL' 4. Understanding the Social: Cosmopolitanism and Gabriel Tarde's Cosmo-Politics, Michael Schillmeier 5. The 'Social' as Reciprocity: Marcel Mauss and the Idea of Nation, Dario Verderame PART III: THE 'NATIONAL' BEYOND 'METHODOLOGICAL NATIONALISM' 6. Merging the National with the Human Ideal : Emile Durkheim on Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism, Massimo Pendenza 7. Ubi Bene, Ibi Patria: Patriotism, Nationalism and Internationalism in Robert Michels' Reflection, Federico Trocini 8. Beyond Methodological Nationalism? Concepts of Nationhood in German Liberal Social Thought of the Weimar Years, Austin Harrington Index of Names

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Massimo Pendenza is Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Salerno. His main research interests are Social Theory, Social Relations and the Sociology of Europe. He is also the Director of the Centre of European Studies (CSE).

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