This book, the latest addition to the aclaimed Past Masters series, provides a compact and readable introduction to the work one of history's most important thinkers and social theorists. Durkheim's sociology is a brilliant exploration of the forces that undermine social order, forces that need to be countered if anarchy is to be held at bay. His analyses of labor, crime and punishment, religion and ritual, and the structure of the modern state are offered in the conviction that the goal of sociology is to understand social institutions in order to make them more responsive to the needs of today. Avoiding theoretical jargon and written in clear, accessible language, Durkheim is perfect for readers encountering this great thinker for the first time, as well as specialists interested in a comnprehensive view of his pathbreaking system.

Durkheim (Past Masters)

PARKIN, Frank

Biographies & Memoirs

Oxford University Press

Anthropologist James Krippendorf prepares and publishes his field notes on the Shelmikedmus of the Amazon--a fictitious tribe whose supposed customs and behavior are actually based on Krippendorf's North London family

Krippendorf's Tribe

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Delta

This study of Weber's sociology, written by an eminent authority, is a clear and illuminating discussion of the most important elements of Weber's thinking. The book concentrates on four main elements of Weber's work: his approach to sociological method, ethical neutrality and historical explanation; his influential work on religion and capitalism; his theory of authority and political power; and his contribution to the analysis of class, status and party.

Max Weber (Key Sociologists)

Politics & Social Sciences

Parkin, Dr Frank

Philosophy

Routledge

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &amp; Francis, an informa company.

History

This study of Weber's sociology, written by an eminent authority, is a clear and illuminating discussion of the most important elements of Weber's thinking. The book concentrates on four main elements of Weber's work: his approach to sociological method, ethical neutrality and historical explanation; his influential work on religion and capitalism; his theory of authority and political power; and his contribution to the analysis of class, status and party.

Marxism and Class Theory: A Bourgeois Critique

Sociology

Tavistock Publications Ltd

Anthropologist James Krippendorf prepares and publishes his field notes on the Shelmikedmus of the Amazon--a fictitious tribe whose supposed customs and behavior are actually based on Krippendorf's North London family

Laurel

In a satirical portrait of anarchy in academia, professors at a modern British university tailor their research to meet corporate needs, resulting in some questionable endeavors undertaken to preserve department funding

Mind and Body Shop

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

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Durkheim (Past Masters)

Krippendorf's Tribe

Max Weber (Key Sociologists)

Max Weber (Key Sociologists)

Max Weber (Key Sociologists)

Max Weber (Key Sociologists)

Marxism and Class Theory: A Bourgeois Critique

Krippendorf's Tribe

Mind and Body Shop

Krippendorf's Tribe