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The discovery of society

Randall Collins and Michael Makowsky

McGraw-Hill, c1998

6th ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

In this now classic text, Collins and Makowsky explore the lives and ideas of the social thinkers who have shaped and continue to forge traditions in sociology. Focusing on the great names in the field, they weave biographical and conceptual details into a tapestry of the history of social thought of the 19th and 20th centuries. Written in a narrative style that is accessible, engaging, and exciting, this book is an excellent supplement for courses in social/sociological theory, the history of social thought, the history of sociology, and introduction to sociology.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTIONSociety and IllusionPART ONE / THE VICISSITUDES OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY RATIONALISMChapter 1 The Prophets of Paris: Saint-Simon and ComteChapter 2 Sociology in the Underground: Karl MarxChapter 3 The Last Gentleman: Alexis de TocquevilleChapter 4 Nietzsche's MadnessChapter 5 Do-Gooders, Evolutionists, and RacistsPART TWO / THE GREAT BREAKTHROUGHChapter 6 Dreyfus's Empire: Emile Durkheim and Georges SorelChapter 7 Max Weber: The Disenchantment of the WorldChapter 8 Sigmund Freud: Conquistador of the IrrationalChapter 9 The Discovery of the Invisible World: Simmel, Cooley, and MeadPART THREE / THE VICISSITUDES OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY SOPHISTICATIONChapter 10 The Discovery of the Ordinary World: Thomas, Park and the Chicago SchoolChapter 11 The Emergence of African-American Sociology: Du Bois, Frazier, Drake, and CaytonChapter 12 The Construction of the Social System: Pareto and ParsonsChapter 13 Hitler's Shadow: Michels, Mannheim, and MillsChapter 14 Erving Goffman and the Theater of Social EncountersChapter 15 Contemporary Sociological Theory in France, Germany, and the United StatesChapter 16 The Impact of Women in Sociology of the Late Twentieth CenturyBibliographical SuggestionsIndex

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  • NCID
    BA3650079X
  • ISBN
    • 0070118833
  • LCCN
    97011606
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Boston
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 343 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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