{"product_id":"capitalism-and-classical-social-theory-third-edition-paperback-softback-9781487588182","title":"Capitalism and Classical Social Theory, Third Edition (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487588182","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCapitalism and Classical Social Theory, Third Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\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\"\u003e9781487588182\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 May 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e424 pages, 25 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15 x 2.8 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book offers an interesting discussion of the development of sociological theory, with a specific emphasis on the ways that capitalism shaped the field of sociology during its early years.... Its presentation of the social, historical, and economic context from which early sociological theory emerged is exemplary: detailed, thorough, and compelling.\"\u003c\/p\u003e (Teaching Sociology)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this third edition of \u003ci\u003eCapitalism and Classical Social Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, John Bratton and David Denham build on the classical triumvirate—Karl Marx, Émile Durkheim, and Max Weber—by extending the conversation to include early female theorists such as Mary Wollstonecraft and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, as well as the writings of W.E.B. Du Bois and G.H. Mead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnecting current headlines in the political mainstream to concepts like alienation, anomie, class, gender, race, and the environment, \u003ci\u003eCapitalism and Classical Social Theory\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on how classical social theories may be applied and understood within a contemporary context. This revised and expanded third edition features topical discussions of socio-economic shifts in the post-Trump and post-Brexit world and uses original excerpts and additional readings to further contextualize the significance of classical social theory today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction: Why Classical Social Theory?\u003cbr\u003e2. Modernity and Social Theory\u003cbr\u003e3. European Enlightenment and Early Social Thought\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: The Classical Triumvirate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Karl Marx: Philosophy and Methodology\u003cbr\u003e5. Karl Marx: Theory of History\u003cbr\u003e6. Karl Marx: Economics of Capitalism\u003cbr\u003e7. Émile Durkheim: The Division of Labour in Society\u003cbr\u003e8. Émile Durkheim: The Rules of Sociological Method and On Suicide\u003cbr\u003e9. Émile Durkheim: Religion and Education\u003cbr\u003e10. Max Weber: Methodology\u003cbr\u003e11. Max Weber: Capitalism and Modernity\u003cbr\u003e12. Max Weber: Social Classes and Legitimate Domination\\\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: Expanding the Canon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. Gender and Social Theory\u003cbr\u003e14. W.E.B. Du Bois on Race\u003cbr\u003e15. G.H. Mead on Self and Society\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: Classical Social Theory Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e16. Concluding Thoughts on the Classical Canon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFurther Reading and Sources\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\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":52599852728600,"sku":"9781487588182","price":34.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/capitalism-and-classical-social-theory-third-edition-paperback-softback-9781487588182","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}