Durkheim on Politics and the State

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Stanford University Press, 1986 - Social Science - 250 pages

Durkheim's writins on politlcal theory and the nature of government have been among the most neglected of his contributions to modern social science. The editor, one of the first to argue the importance of Durkheim's political thought, has assembled the first English-language collection of that author's significant writings on politics, government, the nature and function of the state, socialism, and Marxism. The introductory essay provides a critical appraisal of Durkehim's political ideas and situates them within the framework of the author's general sociology and social philosophy. The selections are taken from a wide range of Durkheim's writings--books, lecture series, review articles--and almost all appear in new translations. Several of these works have been, up to this time, poorly rendered or unavailable in English.

 

Contents

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The Concept and Nature of Socialism
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Critical Commentaries
121
Political Obligation Moral Duty and Punishment
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Durkheim on Politics and the State
Émile Durkheim
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About the author (1986)

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.

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TitleDurkheim on Politics and the State
Social and political theory
AuthorsÉmile Durkheim, Anthony Giddens
PublisherStanford University Press, 1986
ISBN0804713375, 9780804713375
Length250 pages
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Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
  
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