Messages from George Simmel : Volume 49: Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 49

Horst J. Helle

ISBN 10: 1608463451 / ISBN 13: 9781608463459

Published by HAYMARKET BOOKS 2013-11-14, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Messages from George Simmel : Volume 49: Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 49
• Publisher: HAYMARKET BOOKS 2013-11-14
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608463451
• ISBN 13: 9781608463459
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

As the founder of the humanist version of sociology, Georg Simmel sent powerful messages about the discipline. His key ideas that reality is socially constructed, changes over time, and rarely is as it appears are critically re-examined with an eye toward drawing lessons for contemporary scholars and activists. With essential insights for those working in any field within the social sciences.

About the Author

Horst J. Helle studied business administration, sociology and psychology at the University of Hamburg, leading to a Dr.phil. in 1959 and a Habilitation for Sociology in 1967. He held professor positions in Aachen and Wien; and since 1973 he is profesor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München,