A History of Sociological Analysis

744 Pages·1978·52.1 MB·English

by  T. B. Bottomore, Robert Nisbet (Editors)

TOM BOTTOMORE
ROBERT NISBET
A HISTORY OF
SOCIOLOGICAL
ANALYSIS
TOM BOTTOMORE
ROBERT NISBET
EDITORS
This magisterial volume represents a
landmark contribution to the history of
social thought that, in the breadth of its
coverage, the authority of its presenta¬
tion, and above all, the intellectual ex¬
citement of its analysis, will not soon be
equaled. Edited by Tom Bottomore and
Robert Nisbet, two of the world's leading
sociologists, and with specially commis¬
sioned contributions by seventeen inter¬
nationally renowned scholars, each an
authority in the field with which he
deals, it provides the most comprehen¬
sive account of the development of soci¬
ological analysis available.
All the major sociological thinkers from
the late eighteenth century to the pres¬
ent are discussed in detail, the influence
of their theories considered, and the sub¬
sequent criticisms of their work re¬
viewed. While the authors give full at¬
tention to the contexts—intellectual, so¬
cial, and biographical—in which the
principal ideas of sociology first emerged,
their main concern is to show how these
contexts relate to present-day trends. The
result is an absolutely indispensable work
for anyone interested in contemporary
social thought.
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A History of Sociological Analysis
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A HISTORY
OF
SOCIOLOGICAL
ANALYSIS
Tom Bottomore 8c Robert Nisbet
EDITORS
Basic Books, Inc., Publishers
NEW YORK
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
M ain entry under title:
A history of sociological analysis.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Sociology—History—Addresses, essays, lectures.
I. Bottomore, T. B. II. Nisbet, Robert A.
HM19.H53 301'.09 77-20429
ISBN: 0-465-03023-8
Copyright © 1978 by Basic Books, Inc.
Printed in the United States of America
Contents
Introduction vii
TOM BOTTOMORE AND ROBERT NISBET
Sociological Thought in the Eighteenth Century
1 3
ROBERT BIERSTEDT
Theories of Progress, Development, Evolution
2 39
KENNETH BOCK
3 Conservatism 8o
ROBERT NISBET
4 Marxism and Sociology ii8
TOM BOTTOMORE
German Sociology in the Time of Max Weber
5 149
JULIEN FREUND
6 Emile Durkheim 187
EDWARD A. TIRYAKIAN
Positivism and Its Critics
7
237
ANTHONY GIDDENS
8 American Trends 287
LEWIS A. COSER
Functionalism 321
9
WILBERT E. MOORE
Theories of Social Action 362
10
ALAN DAWE
Exchange Theory 418
11
HARRY C. BREDEMEIER
Inter actionism
12 457
BERENICE M. FISHER AND ANSELM L. STRAUSS
Phenomenology and Sociology
13 499
KURT H. WOLFF
Structuralism
14 557
TOM BOTTOMORE AND ROBERT NISBET
Social Stratification
15 599
FRANK PARKIN
Contents
VI
16 Power and Authority 633
STEVEN LUKES
17 Sociological Analysis and Social Policy 677
JAMES COLEMAN
Name Index 704
Subject Index yii
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