Social theory books

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The Future of the Sociological Classics (RLE Social Theory)

The Future of the Sociological Classics (RLE Social...

Author: Buford Rhea
ISBN: 9781138783096
Format: Hardback
$305.00

In this important volume of specially commissioned essays, nine leading sociologists present their answers to the...  Read More >>

Reason and Freedom in Sociological Thought (RLE Social Theory)

Reason and Freedom in Sociological Thought (RLE Social...

Author: Frank Hearn
ISBN: 9781138784062
Format: Hardback
$305.00

How has reason, believed since the Enlightenment to be the ally of freedom in the search for a better, more humanly...  Read More >>

Marcuse and Freedom (RLE Social Theory)

Marcuse and Freedom (RLE Social Theory)

Author: Peter Lind
ISBN: 9781138786165
Format: Hardback
$315.00

This comprehensive study of Marcuse’s thought concentrates on his theory of freedom, arguing that it is this which...  Read More >>

Henri Saint-Simon, (1760-1825) (RLE Social Theory): Selected Writings on Science, Industry and Social Organisation

Henri Saint-Simon, (1760-1825) (RLE Social Theory):...

Author: Keith Taylor
ISBN: 9781138786110
Format: Hardback
$315.00

Keith Taylor has undertaken a thorough study of the full range of writings by the brilliant French thinker Henri...  Read More >>

The Science of Society (RLE Social Theory): An Introduction to Sociology

The Science of Society (RLE Social Theory): An Introduction...

Author: Stephen Frederick Cotgrove
ISBN: 9781138784048
Format: Hardback
$210.00

Two main criteria have guided the selection and presentation of the material for this text-book. Firstly, there...  Read More >>

Founding Theory of American Sociology, 1881-1915 (RLE Social Theory)

Founding Theory of American Sociology, 1881-1915 (RLE...

Author: Roscoe C. Hinkle
ISBN: 9781138783072
Format: Hardback
$315.00

Based on a comparative study of the theories of such sociologists as Ward, Sumner, Keller, Giddings, Ross, Small...  Read More >>

Sociological Theory (RLE Social Theory): Pretence and Possibility

Sociological Theory (RLE Social Theory): Pretence and...

Author: Keith Dixon
ISBN: 9781138783867
Format: Hardback
$168.00

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Origin and Significance of the Frankfurt School (RLE Social Theory): A Marxist Perspective

Origin and Significance of the Frankfurt School (RLE...

Author: Phil Slater
ISBN: 9781138786967
Format: Hardback
$242.00

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Social Forms/Human Capacities (RLE Social Theory): Essays in Authority and Difference

Social Forms/Human Capacities (RLE Social Theory): Essays...

Author: Philip Corrigan
ISBN: 9781138783874
Format: Hardback
$189.00

This is an exhilarating book, written by one of sociology’s most imaginative theorists and critics. Professor Corrigan...  Read More >>

Sceptical Sociology (RLE Social Theory)

Sceptical Sociology (RLE Social Theory)

Author: John Carroll
ISBN: 9781138784055
Format: Hardback
$273.00

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Structure, Interaction and Social Theory (RLE Social Theory)

Structure, Interaction and Social Theory (RLE Social...

Author: Derek Layder
ISBN: 9781138782600
Format: Hardback
$242.00

A central problem in contemporary social theory is that of providing an account of social interaction that does...  Read More >>

Sociology and Social Research (RLE Social Theory)

Sociology and Social Research (RLE Social Theory)

Author: Geoff Payne ,  Robert Dingwall
ISBN: 9781138783799
Format: Hardback
$315.00

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The Palgrave Handbook of Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity: Formulating a Field of Study

The Palgrave Handbook of Altruism, Morality, and Social...

Author: V. Jeffries
ISBN: 9781349483112
Format: Paperback
$232.85

The study of altruism, morality, and social solidarity is an emerging field of scholarship and research in sociology....  Read More >>

Philosophical Foundations of the Three Sociologies (RLE Social Theory)

Philosophical Foundations of the Three Sociologies (RLE...

Author: Ted Benton
ISBN: 9781138788077
Format: Hardback
$305.00

An extended historical and philosophical argument, this book will be a valuable text for all students of the philosophy...  Read More >>

The Flaneur (RLE Social Theory)

The Flaneur (RLE Social Theory)

Author: Keith Tester (Keith Tester passed away 14.1.19 as advised by wife & beneficiary Linda Tester SE936485 will, death cert and GOP received SF case 01612172 CH)
ISBN: 9781138782280
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Timely and original, this collection of essays from the leading figures in their fields throws new and valuable...  Read More >>

Talcott Parsons on Economy and Society (RLE Social Theory)

Talcott Parsons on Economy and Society (RLE Social Theory)...

Author: Bryan S. Turner ,  Robert J. Holton (Trinity College, Dublin)
ISBN: 9781138786981
Format: Hardback
$305.00

'In this remarkable collection of essays, Holton and Turner demonstrate that Parsonian sociology addresses the most...  Read More >>

Positivism and Sociology (RLE Social Theory): Explaining Social Life

Positivism and Sociology (RLE Social Theory): Explaining...

Author: Peter Halfpenny
ISBN: 9781138788053
Format: Hardback
$242.00

Taking diversity as its central theme, this book reviews 12 conceptions of positivism. It charts the changing positivist...  Read More >>

Social Philosophy (RLE Social Theory)

Social Philosophy (RLE Social Theory)

Author: Hans Fink
ISBN: 9781138782518
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Covers the Western tradition from feudalism to the rise of the working class and socialism in the 19th and 20th...  Read More >>

The Hermeneutic Imagination (RLE Social Theory): Outline of a Positive Critique of Scientism and Sociology

The Hermeneutic Imagination (RLE Social Theory): Outline...

Author: Josef Bleicher
ISBN: 9781138790599
Format: Hardback
$242.00

In his previous book, Contemporary Hermeneutics, Josef Bleicher offered an introduction to the subject, locating...  Read More >>

A Sociological Approach to Social Problems (RLE Social Theory)

A Sociological Approach to Social Problems (RLE Social...

Author: Noel Timms
ISBN: 9781138788022
Format: Hardback
$242.00

The topics covered in this book are directly related to much of the misunderstanding of what sociology is about....  Read More >>

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