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Steven Lukes
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Emile Durkheim: His Life and Work: A Historical and Critical Study |
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English |
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Paperback |
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676 |
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1985-08-01 |
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0804712832 |
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Stanford University Press |
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2.33 pounds |
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5.51 x 1.69 x 8.5 inches |
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1 |
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Generally regarded as one of the founders of sociology and social anthropology, Emile Durkheim dominated the sociological field in France before the First World War. He believed that society forms men's minds and controls their behavior--which earned him the hostility of many who resented his apparent denigration of the individual. Durkheim, however, believed strongly in the sacredness of the individual, arguing that individualism was modern society's morality, or secular religion, with the schoolteacher taking the place of the priest.
Dr. Lukes, in this major critical biography, analyses Durkheim's ideas and theories. Full consideration is given to his work on the division of labour, on suicide, on education, on the family and kinship, on crime and punishment, on law and politics, on socialism and on the sociology of knowledge and of religion. Dr Lukes presents Durkheim's work within its historical, social and intellectual context and offers both a fascinating account of a great sociologist and an important assessment of his work.
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