{"product_id":"g-h-mead-a-critical-introduction-hardback-9780745634579","title":"G.H. Mead; A Critical Introduction (Hardback) 9780745634579","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eG.H. Mead\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Critical Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFilipe Carreira da Silva (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745634579, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 September 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e168 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 1.6 cm, 0.426 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\"A comprehensive critical guide [that] is a definite must-read for anyone with an interest in Mead.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sociological Research Online\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"This book is a real gem. It does proper justice to the sophistication and originality of G. H. Mead’s intellectual project, whilst remaining remarkably lucid and accessible. Filipe Carreira da Silva’s approach brings Mead alive and provides a thorough understanding of his audience, his motivations for writing, his intellectual allies and foes and, above all, what he was trying to achieve. Carreira da Silva also explains the relevance of Mead’s writings for current debates in social and political philosophy, and he does so with analytical agility and imagination. I highly recommend this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePatrick Baert, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Cambridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Drawing on previously obscure archives and impeccable scholarship, Filipe Carreira da Silva has broken extremely important new ground on one of the most important yet under-appreciated social thinkers of the twentieth century.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDonald Levine, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eG. H. Mead is rightly considered to be one of sociology's founding fathers, yet to date there have been surprisingly few books devoted to his life and work. This book fills the gap by introducing Mead's ideas to a younger generation of social scientists. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning with a biographical account of the main events in Mead's career, Filipe Carreira da Silva provides a thorough examination of Mead's social theory of the self, the reception of his ideas into sociology, and the relevance of his work to the contemporary social sciences.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe focuses in detail on the core ideas associated with Mead's work, including gesture and the significant symbol, the I-me distinction and the 'generalized other', as well as exploring less well-known aspects of his writing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive introduction to Mead's thinking will appeal to students across the social sciences, providing a refreshing perspective on the social nature of the individual self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction and General Overview 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Life and Work: 1863–1931 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Mead's Social Psychology: Basic Concepts 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Social Self 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Society, Mind and Self 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Mead and Symbolic Interactionism 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Mead and Twentieth-Century Sociology 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Why Read Mead Today? 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 152\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407301144856,"sku":"9780745634579","price":49.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745634579.jpg?v=1784160164","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/g-h-mead-a-critical-introduction-hardback-9780745634579","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}