MTU Cork Library Catalogue

Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Capitalism and modern social theory : an analysis of the writings of Marx, Durkheim and Max Weber.

By: Giddens, Anthony.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cambridge : University Press, 1971Description: xvii, 261 p. 24 cm.ISBN: 0521082935 ; 0521097851 .Subject(s): Marx, Karl, 1818-1883 | Durkheim, Émile, 1858-1917 | Weber, Max, 1864-1920DDC classification: 301.09034
Contents:
Part 1: Marx -- Marx's early writings -- Historical materialism -- The relations of production and class structure -- The theory of capitalist development -- Part 2: Durkheim -- Durkheim's early works -- Durkheim's conception of sociological method -- Individualism, socialism and the 'occupational groups' -- Religion and moral discipline -- Part 3: Max Weber -- Max Weber: Protestantism and capitalism -- Weber's methodological essays -- Fundamental concepts of sociology -- Rationalisation, the 'world religions' and western capitalism -- Part 4: Capitalism, socialism and social theory -- Marx's influence -- Religion, ideology and society -- Social differentiation and the division of labour.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 301.09034 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00046366
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Giddens's analysis of the writings of Marx, Durkheim and Weber has become the classic text for any student seeking to understand the three thinkers who established the basic framework of contemporary sociology. The first three sections of the book, based on close textual examination of the original sources, contain separate treatments of each writer. The author demonstrates the internal coherence of their respective contributions to social theory. The concluding section discusses the principal ways in which Marx can be compared with the other two authors, and discusses misconceptions of some conventional views on the subject.

Bibliography: (pages 248-254) and index.

Part 1: Marx -- Marx's early writings -- Historical materialism -- The relations of production and class structure -- The theory of capitalist development -- Part 2: Durkheim -- Durkheim's early works -- Durkheim's conception of sociological method -- Individualism, socialism and the 'occupational groups' -- Religion and moral discipline -- Part 3: Max Weber -- Max Weber: Protestantism and capitalism -- Weber's methodological essays -- Fundamental concepts of sociology -- Rationalisation, the 'world religions' and western capitalism -- Part 4: Capitalism, socialism and social theory -- Marx's influence -- Religion, ideology and society -- Social differentiation and the division of labour.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • List of abbreviations used
  • 1 Marx
  • 2 Durkheim
  • 3 Max Weber
  • 4 Capitalism, socialism and social theory
  • Postscript
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Anthony Giddens, a British sociologist, was educated at Hull, the London School of Economics, and Cambridge, and is a fellow of King's College, Cambridge. His interests have been varied, but they tend to focus on questions related to the macro-order. Much of his theoretical writing deals with stratification, class, and modernity. Although he has concentrated on dynamic issues of social structure, he has also examined how social psychological concerns are part of this broader order of human relations.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Powered by Koha