Durkheim
A Critical Introduction
$51.95
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
20 September 2017
Summary
Emile Durkheim, along with Karl Marx and Max Weber, is one of the three ‘founding fathers of sociology’. This is the first book to situate his sociology in the context of his republican politics, freeing his ideas from more conventional studies and allowing the reader to see his ideas afresh.
This critical introduction argues that Durkheim’s defence of Republican France in the 1890s had a considerable influence on his sociology, which cannot be fully understood when removed from its…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780745337401 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0745337406 |
| Author: | Kieran Allen, Brian O'Boyle |
| Publisher: | Pluto Press |
| Imprint: | Pluto Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 20 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 276g |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 215mm |
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Critics Review
‘An important contribution to a glaring deficit in the sociological literature’
‘An important contribution to a glaring deficit in the sociological literature’ – Steven Loyal, Senior Lecturer, School of Sociology, University College Dublin
Kieran Allen
Kieran Allen is an Emeritus Associate Professor of Sociology at University College Dublin. He is the author of numerous books, including 1916: Ireland’s Revolutionary Tradition and 32 Counties: The Failure of Partition and the Case for a United Ireland. He has made regular appearances in the Irish media, both on television and newspapers, and is a regular contributor to Rebel news.Brian O’Boyle is a Lecturer in Economics at St Angela College, National University of Ireland, Galway. He has published in the areas of the philosophy of science, the history of economics and the global economy. He is the co-author of Durkheim (Pluto, 2017) and a contributor to Austerity Ireland (Pluto, 2013).
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