{"product_id":"the-blackwell-companion-to-major-classical-social-theorists-paperback-softback-9781405105941","title":"The Blackwell Companion to Major Classical Social Theorists (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405105941","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Major Classical Social Theorists\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\"\u003eGeorge Ritzer (Edited by), Ritzer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405105941, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 April 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e450 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17.3 x 2.8 cm, 0.898 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\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Major Classical Social Theorists\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive review of classical social theory. Containing original essays especially commissioned for this volume, leading experts and practitioners examine the life and work of 12 major theorists. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes 12 original essays by leading scholars on major classical social theorists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the key figures who shaped social theory, such as Marx, Weber and Durkheim, as well as additional classical theorists such as Harriet Martineau and W. E. B. Du Bois\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssays include biographical sketches, the social and intellectual context, and the impact of the thinker's work on social theory generally\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes bibliographies of the theorist's most important works as well as key secondary works\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan be used in conjunction with \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Major Contemporary Social Theorists\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by George Ritzer, for a complete reference source in social theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Narratives, \u003ci\u003eGeistesgeschichtes\u003c\/i\u003e, and the History of Social Theory (Doug J. Goodman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Auguste Comte (Mary Pickering).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Harriet Martineau (Susan Hoecker-Drysdale).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Herbert Spencer (Jonathan H. Turner).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Karl Marx (Robert J. Antonio).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Max Weber (Stephen Kalberg).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Émile Durkheim (Robert Alun Jones).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Georg Simmel (Lawrence Scaff).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Charles Lemert).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. George Herbert Mead (Dimitri N. Shalin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. W.E.B. DuBois (Charles Lemert).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Alfred Schutz (Mary Rogers).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Talcott Parsons (Victor Lidz).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\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":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52433847517464,"sku":"9781405105941","price":42.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405105941.jpg?v=1784855540","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-blackwell-companion-to-major-classical-social-theorists-paperback-softback-9781405105941","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}