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  • The Origin of Values

    Reprint Edition: Sociology and Philosophy of Beliefs

    by Raymond Boudon ...
    Values have always been a central topic in both philosophy and the social sciences. Statements about what is good or bad, fair or unfair, legitimate or illegitimate, express clear beliefs about human existence. The fact that values differ from culture to culture and century to century opens many questions. In The Origin of Values, Raymond Boudon offers empirical, data-based analysis of existing ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • A Critical Dictionary of Sociology

    by Raymond Boudon, Francois Bourricaud ...
    Unlike most other sociology or social science dictionaries, in this translation of the Critical Dictionary of Sociology, taken from the second French edition of the Dictionary and edited by the English sociologist Peter Hamilton, the critical value of this distinctive work is at last made available for a wider audience.Each entry grapples directly with an issue, whether theoretical, ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

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  • The Constitution of Society

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    by Anthony Giddens ...
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  • Essays in Sociological Theory

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  • In Defence of Sociology

    Essays, Interpretations and Rejoinders

    by Anthony Giddens ...
    Is there a future for sociology? To many, sociology seems to have lost its way. Born of the ideas of Auguste Comte in the nineteenth century, sociology established itself as 'the science of modernity', linked to a progressive view of history. Yet today the idea of progress has more or less collapsed; with its demise, some say, sociological thought has moved to the margins of contemporary ... Read more

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  • Foucault Now

    Edited by James Faubion ...
    Series series Theory Now
    Michel Foucault is recognized as one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers, however the authors in this volume contend that more use can be made of Foucault than has yet been done and that some of the uses to which Foucault has so far been put run the risk of and occasionally simply amount to misuse.This interdisciplinary volume brings together a group of esteemed scholars, ... Read more

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  • Processual Sociology

    by Andrew Abbott ...
    For the past twenty years, noted sociologist Andrew Abbott has been developing what he calls a processual ontology for social life. In this view, the social world is constantly changing—making, remaking, and unmaking itself, instant by instant. He argues that even the units of the social world—both individuals and entities—must be explained by these series of events rather than as enduring objects ... Read more

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  • Rancière, Public Education and the Taming of Democracy

    Edited by Maarten Simons, Jan Masschelein ...
    Rancière, Public Education and the Taming of Democracy introduces the political and educational ideas of Jacques Rancière, a leading philosopher increasingly important in educational theory.In light of his ideas, the volume explores the current concern for democracy and equality in relation to education.The book introduces and discusses the works of Jacques Rancière, a leading philosopher ... Read more

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  • Foucault with Marx

    by Jacques Bidet ...
    Translated by Mr Steven Corcoran ...
    With this timely commitment, Jacques Bidet unites the theories of arguably the world's two greatest emancipatory political thinkers. In this far-reaching and decisive text, Bidet examines Marxian and Foucauldian criticisms of capitalist modernity.For Marx, the intersection between capital and the market is crucial, while for Foucault, the organizational aspects of capital are what really matter. ... Read more

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  • Althusser and Law

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  • Cultural History and Education

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