The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

ANTHONY GIDDENS

Talcott Parsons

SCRIBNER'S.

A brilliant book which studies the psychological conditions which made possible the development of capitalist civilization. The book analyzes the connection between the spread of Calvinism and a new attitude toward the pursuit of wealth in post-Reformation Europe and England, and attitude which permitted, encouraged–even sanctified–the human quest for prosperity.

Max, Weber

Allen& Unwin

The class structure of the advanced societies (Hutchinson university library: sociology)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Hutchinson

The studies which comprise this book are essentially organized around a critical encounter with European social theory in its 'classical period' – i.e. from the middle years of the nineteenth century until the First World War – and have the aim of working out some of the implications of that encounter for the position and prospects of the social sciences today. The issues involved relate to the following series of problems: method and epistemology; social development and transformation; the origins of 'sociology' in nineteenth-century social theory; and the status of social science as critique. In each of these areas, Giddens develops views that challenge existing orthodoxies, and connects these ideas to a reconstruction of social theory in the contemporary era.

Studies in social and political theory

Hutchinson of London

Sociology: A Brief but Criticial Introduction

Sociology

Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, Inc.

<p>Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.</p>

On the Edge: Living With Global Capitalism

Business & Money

International

Jonathan Cape, London

viii 182p paperback, index, a clean copy from a Cambridge college library

Sociology, a brief but critical introduction

London: Macmillan 1982. (Contemporary Social Theory)

In recent years a remarkable range of new work has been produced dealing with class inequalities, the division of labor, and the state. In these writings scholars previously working in isolation from one another in sociology, economics, political science, and history have found common ground. Much of this work has been influenced by Marxist theory, but at the same time it has involved critiques of established Marxist views, and incorporated ideas drawn from other sources. These developments have until now not been reflected in existing course texts which are often diffusely concerned with social stratification” and lack reference to contemporary theory.Classes, Power, and Conflict breaks new ground in providing a comprehensive introduction to current debates and contemporary research. In also connects these to the classical sources, concentrating particularly on Marx, Lenin and Weber. The book therefore offers a comprehensive coverage of materials for students who have little or no prior acquaintance with the field. Each section of the book contains a substantial introduction, explaining and expanding on the themes of the selections contained within that section. Classes, Power, and Conflict can be expected to become the standard text for courses in sociology and political science.

Classes, Power and Conflict. Classical and Contemporary Debates

David Held

The Macmillan Press

Essentials of Sociology

W.W.Norton

Introduction To Sociology - Custom Edition, Part 1 for Portland Community College, Rock Creek

W.W.Norton&Company

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