The Discovery of Society, 8th Edition - Softcover

Collins, Randall; Makowsky, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073404195 ISBN 13: 9780073404196

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2009

Synopsis

This classic text explores the lives and ideas of the social thinkers who have shaped and continue to forge traditions in sociology. Focusing on the great names in the field, it weaves biographical and conceptual details into a tapestry of the history of social thought of the 19th and 20th centuries. Written in a narrative style that is accessible and exciting, this text serves as an excellent supplement for courses in social and sociological theory, the history of social thought, the history of sociology, and introduction to sociology.

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About this title

About the Author:

Randall Collins is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Riverside. He earned his A.B. at Harvard in 1963, his M.A. at Stanford in 1964, and received his Ph.D. at University of California, Berkley in 1969. He is the author of numerous books and articles, such as Conflict Sociology: Toward an Explanatory Science, The Credential Society, Three Sociological Traditions, Weberian Sociological Theory, and Theoretical Sociology. Many of his works are of international interest, and have been translated into Italian, Duthc, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Rumanian, German, and Arabic.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0073404195
• ISBN 13: 9780073404196
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288