{"product_id":"classical-sociological-theory-9780748608096","title":"Classical Sociological Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Reader brings together a generous selection of readings from the original texts of the three major classical sociological theorists: Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim. The readings are deliberately of a substantial length to allow students to gain a full understanding of the texts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection 1 Karl Marx: alienated labour; the theses on Feuerbach; \"The German Ideology\" and historical materialism; \"The Communist Manifesto\"; wage labour and capital; the preface to \"A Critique of Political Economy\"; the fetishism of commodities; the so-called primitive accumulation; selected correspondence. Section 2 Max Weber: \"The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism\"; class, status and party; bureaucracy; science as a vocation; definitions of sociology and social action; legitimacy and authority. Section 3 Emile Durkheim: \"The Division of Labour in Society\"; sanctions and mechanical and organic solidarity; the division of labour - causes of abnormal forms; \"The Rules of Sociological Method\"; \"Suicide: a Study in Sociology\"; religion and society.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404461023575,"sku":"9780748608096","price":29.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780748608096.jpg?v=1730486537","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/classical-sociological-theory-9780748608096","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}