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The Making of Social Theory: Order, Reason, and Desire

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The Making of Social Theory: Order, Reason, and Desire, second edition, chronicles the development of Western ideas about society and social life from the medieval period through to the rise of modern sociology in the early twentieth century. Theories are examined within a historical social context to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the social circumstances in which various sociological ideologies arose. The new second edition retains its unique coverage of pre-Enlightenment ideas and features new material on Marxism in the twenty century and a chapter dedicated to tracing the evolution of social democracy through Pareto and Mannheim. Taking a uniquely interdisciplinary approach, The Making of Social Theory examines the links between the classical and contemporary worlds, allowing students to see how classical social theory has helped to shape the ideas of today.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: The Unmaking of Traditional Society Part One: From Reason to Revolution 1: Enlightenment and Revolution: Rousseau and Wollstonecraft 2: The Conservative Reaction and Romanticism 3: Democracy and Social Liberalism Part Two: From Social Philosophy to Social Science 4: French Positivism and German Idealism 5: Karl Marx 6: Fin de Siècle Social Thought: Feminism, Decadence, and Nietzsche 7: Émile Durkheim 8: Max Weber Part Three: From Certainty to Doubt 9: Emancipation and Pragmatism: Du Bois, Dewey, and Mead 10: The Individual and Society: Simmel and Freud 11: Early Twentieth-Century Marxism: The Russian Revolution and Gramsci 12: Elites and Social Democracy: From Pareto to Mannheim 13: Conclusion Glossary Notes Index

About the Author :
Anthony Thomson is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Acadia University. He earned his MA from Dalhousie and his PhD from Cambridge in 1984. Thomson is an experienced writer, having published previously with Canadian Scholars Press. In addition to social theory, his areas of interest cover the Nova Scotian labour movement, Canadian labour history, Marxism, post-revolutionary societies, intellectual history, criminal justice, and socialist movements.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780195430301
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, Canada
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, Canada
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Order, Reason, and Desire
  • Width: 177 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0195430301
  • Publisher Date: 25 Mar 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 227 mm
  • No of Pages: 480
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Weight: 674 gr


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