Social Theory And Social Structure: Toward the Codification of Theory and Research

First Edition (NAP, The Free Press= NAP). This book is in very solid condition. As you can see, the covers are very clean. The two top corners have only tiny spots of rub-through. The six edges are in excellent condition. The dark blue of the front and rear has faded and dulled on the spine. The lettering there no longer jumps out at you, but is legible. There's a crease just above the bottom edge of the spine and there's a little bit of crinkling below it. The top page edge is a pinkish red. All three page edges are very clean. The book is quite square and very solidly bound from cover to cover with nicely tight pages throughout. The covers are also tight. The pages are exceptionally clean. I scrolled through a number of times without finding any instances of soiling. That's also the case for the white inside covers and end papers. The pages are also in excellent condition. I'm not finding any conspicuous creasing. There are no markings. There are no attachments. There is a small penned name ('Deutsch') on the front inside cover. There's no other writing to be found anywhere in the book. This 1949 first edition is pretty rare and the few other copies for sale (all lacking their dust jacket as well) are priced above mine, most well above mine. This despite the excellent condition of the book here for sale. 'Robert K. Merton is unarguably one of the most influential sociologists of his time. A figure whose wide-ranging theoretical and methodological contributions have become fundamental to the field. Merton is best known for introducing such concepts and procedures as unanticipated consequences, self-fulfilling prophecies, focused group interviews, middle-range theory, opportunity structure, and analytic paradigms. This definitive compilation encompasses the breadth and brilliance of his works, from the earliest to the most recent. Merton's foundational writings on social structure and process, on the sociology of science and knowledge, and on the discipline and trajectory of sociology itself are all powerfully represented, as are his autobiographical insights in a fascinating coda. Merton's vast oeuvre emerges as a dynamic and profoundly coherent system of thought, a constant source of vitality and renewal for present and future sociology.'.…