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This book was designed for the Social Theory course in undergraduate sociology by an outstanding teacher with many years' experience. It contains sixteen chapters of explication and interpretation of the main social theorists from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century. The main theorists covered are Adam Smith, Durkheim, Marx and Engels, and Weber. Notable articles include Tom Bottomore on Max Weber, Anthony Giddens on the division of labour, and essays by Mandel and Trotsky on Karl Marx. There are clear, concise introductions to each section, as well as a glossary of frequently used philosophical terms.

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Author:   Murray E. G. Smith
Publisher:   Canadian Scholars
Imprint:   Canadian Scholars
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.555kg
ISBN:  

9781551301174

ISBN 10:   1551301172
Pages:   398
Publication Date:   30 October 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction - Murray E.G. Smith Section One: Origins of Early Modern Social Thought Introduction Chapter 1: Origins of Sociology - Alan Swingewood Chapter 2: Justice and Markets: The Ambiguous Legacy of Adam Smith - David McNally Chapter 3: Science, Ideology and 'Economic Value' - Murray E.G. Smith Section Two: From Utopian Socialism to Durkheim Introduction Chapter 4: Industrialization and the Rise of Sociological Positivism - Alan Swingewood Chapter 5: The Supersession of Utopian Socialism - Ernest Mandel Chapter 6: Emile Durkheim - George Ritzer Section Three: Karl Marx Introduction Chapter 7: Karl Marx: Life and Social Environment - David Ashley and David M. Orenstein Chapter 8: The Place of Marxism in History - Ernest Mandel Chapter 9: Presenting Karl Marx - Leon Trotsky Chapter 10: Marx: Society as Second Nature - David Frisby and Derek Sayer Section Four: Max Weber Introduction Chapter 11: Max Weber: The Disenchantment of the World - Randall Collins and Michael Makowsky Chapter 12: Max Weber on Capitalism and Rationality - Tom Bottomore Section Five: The Woman Question in Modern Social Theory Introduction Chapter 13: Sex and the Sociological Fathers - Rosalind Sydie Chapter 14: Engels: A Defective Formulation - Lise Vogel Section Six: Theoretical Contrasts Introduction Chapter 15: Social Differentiation and the Division of Labour - Anthony Giddens Chapter 16: History or Teleology? Marx versus Weber - Ellen Meiksins Wood Appendix: Glossary of Frequently Used Philosophical Terms in Social Theory

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