Description
Book SynopsisThis volume is a collection of original essays by sociologists and intellectual historians who have been leading figures in recent scholarship on the classical sociological theorists.
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BSA Network October 1998 Table of ContentsList of Contributors.
Introduction: Classical Sociological Theory as a Field of Research: Charles Camic (University of Wisconsin at Madison).
1. A New Look at Auguste Comte: Mary Pickering (San Jose State University).
2. Rethinking Marx: Moishe Postone (University of Chicago).
3. Spencer and His Critics: Valerie A. Haines (University of Calgary).
4. Classical Social Theory with the Women Founders Included: Lynn MacDonald (University of Guelph).
5. The Other Durkheim: History and Theory in the Treatment of Classical Sociological Thought: Robert Alun Jones (University of Illinois at Urbana).
6. Simmel Reappraised: Old Images, New Scholarship: Donald N. Levine (University of Chicago).
7. Max Weber's Sociology: Research Strategies and Modes of Analysis: Stephen Karlberg (Boston University).
8. W. I. Thomas and Robert E. Park: Conceptualizing, Theorizing, and Investigating Social Process: Martin Bulmer (University of Surrey).
9. George Herbert Mead and the Renaissance of American Pragmatism in Social Theory: Hans Joas (University of Berlin).
10. Acclaiming the Reclaimers: the Trials of Writing Sociology History: Alan Sica (Pennsylvania State University).
Index.
