{"product_id":"capitalism-and-classical-social-theory-fourth-edition-paperback-softback-9781487556310","title":"Capitalism and Classical Social Theory; Fourth Edition (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487556310","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCapitalism and Classical Social Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFourth Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Bratton (Author), David Denham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487556310\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e504 pages, 42 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 3 b\u0026amp;w tables, 9 b\u0026amp;w figures\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCapitalism and Classical Social Theory\u003c\/em\u003e offers a rigorous introduction to classical social theory, highlighting the enduring relevance of classical works for understanding the many crises of the contemporary world. This popular theory book introduces students to a selection of classical social thinkers and demonstrates the relevance of the classical canon in contemporary society – a society marked by social inequality, insecurity, transformative AI, and the climate emergency.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fourth edition features updated examples, data, and images throughout, as well as new material on early American sociology and new literature on classical social theorists from the past five years. It reintroduces a chapter on Georg Simmel and urbanism, and it includes a new chapter exploring the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic and class, race, and gender.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile attentive to historical context, \u003cem\u003eCapitalism and Classical Social Theory \u003c\/em\u003eargues that classical theorists speak directly to the present challenges of inequality, social change, and the climate crisis in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Photos, Figures, and Tables\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1: Context\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Early Sociology and the Classical Theorizing of Society\u003cbr\u003e2. Modernity and Social Theory\u003cbr\u003e3. European Enlightenment and Early Social Thought\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 2: The Classical Social Theorists\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Karl Marx: Philosophy and Dialectics\u003cbr\u003e5. Karl Marx: Theory of History and Social Change \u003cbr\u003e6. Karl Marx: Economics of Capitalism\u003cbr\u003e7. Émile Durkheim: Division of Labor\u003cbr\u003e8. Émile Durkheim: Methodology and Suicide \u003cbr\u003e9. Émile Durkheim: Religion and Education\u003cbr\u003e10. Max Weber: Methodology\u003cbr\u003e11. Max Weber: Capitalism and Rationalization \u003cbr\u003e12. Max Weber: Social Classes and Legitimate Domination \u003cbr\u003e13. Classical Feminists on Gender and Society\u003cbr\u003e14. W.E.B. Du Bois on Race \u003cbr\u003e15. Georg Simmel on Modernity\u003cbr\u003e16. George Herbert Mead on Self and Society \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 3: Classical Social Theory Today\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The Classical Canon in an Age of Inequality\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading and Learning Sources\u003cbr\u003eCredits\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685351649560,"sku":"9781487556310","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/capitalism-and-classical-social-theory-fourth-edition-paperback-softback-9781487556310","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}