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A Short History of Sociological Thought, Second Edition

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  • © 1984

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Authors:
  1. Alan Swingewood

    1. London School of Economics, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

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      Pages 1-4

  3. Foundations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Origins of Sociology

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      Pages 7-28

    3. Industrialisation and the Rise of Sociological Positivism

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      Pages 29-58

    4. Marxism: A Positive Science of Capitalist Development

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      Pages 59-94

  4. Classical Sociology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. Critique of Positivism: I Durkheim

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      Pages 97-128

    3. Critique of Positivism: II Social Action

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      Pages 129-172

    4. The Sociology of Class and Domination

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      Pages 173-195

    5. Marxism and Sociology

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      Pages 196-223

  5. Modern Sociology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-225
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    2. Functionalism

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      Pages 227-253

    3. Self, Society and the Sociology of Everyday Life

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      Pages 254-275

    4. Structuralism

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      Pages 276-293

    5. The Sociology of Knowledge and Culture

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      Pages 294-311

    6. Democracy, Industrialisation and Sociological Theory

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      Pages 312-329

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 330-355
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Authors and Affiliations

  • London School of Economics, UK

    Alan Swingewood

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Short History of Sociological Thought, Second Edition

  • Authors: Alan Swingewood

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17524-6

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1984

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: X, 355

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Sociology, general

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