The discovery of society / Randall Collins and Michael Makowsky.
| Author/creator | Collins, Randall, 1941- |
| Other author | Makowsky, Michael. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 8th ed. |
| Publication Info | Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, ©2010. |
| Description | xiii, 258, I-14 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | McGraw-Hill international editions |
| Contents | The prophets of Paris: Saint-Simon and Comte -- Sociology in the underground: Karl Marx -- The last gentleman: Alexis de Tocqueville -- Nietzsche's madness -- Do-gooders, evolutionists, and racists -- Dreyfus's empire: Emile Durkheim -- Max Weber: the disenchantment of the world -- Sigmund Freud: conquistador of the irrational -- The discovery of the invisible world: Simmel, Cooley, and Mead -- The discovery of the ordinary world: Thomas, Park, and the Chicago School -- The emergence of African American sociology: Du Bois, Frazier, Drake, and Cayton -- The construction of the social system: Pareto and Parsons -- Hitler's shadow: Michels, Mannheim, and Mills -- Erving Goffman and the theater of social encounters -- Cultural capital, revolution, world-system, and globalization: the theories of Pierre Bourdieu, Theda Skocpol, and Immanuel Wallerstein. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Action note | Legacy 2017 |
| Action note | Legacy 2017 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2008051251 |
| ISBN | 9780073404196 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0073404195 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780071267601 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0071267603 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HM435 .C64 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |