{"product_id":"main-currents-in-sociological-thought-volume-one-montesquieu-comte-marx-de-tocqueville-the-sociologists-and-the-revolution-of-1848-9781541607309","title":"Main Currents in Sociological Thought: Volume One: Montesquieu, Comte, Marx, de Tocqueville: The Sociologists and the Revolution of 1848","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first volume of the landmark study, tracing the emergence and formation of sociological thought from the French liberal school to the Marxists \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMain Currents in Sociological Thought \u003c\/i\u003eremains a foundational synthesis in the field. In this first part of his magisterial two-volume survey, Raymond Aron embraces an expansive definition of sociology that merges empirical inquiry with historical and social analysis. At its core, Aron's work is an engagement with the very question of modernity: How did the intellectual currents that emerged in the eighteenth century shape the modern political and philosophical order? With scrupulous fairness, Aron examines the thoughts and arguments of the discipline's major social thinkers to discern how they answered this question. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Volume 1 explores three traditions: the French liberal school of political sociology, represented by Montesquieu and Tocqueville; the Comtean tradition, anticipating Durkheim in its elevation of social unity and consensus; and the Marxists, who posited the struggle between classes and placed their faith in historical necessity. Written with his customary lucid elegance of thought and style, Aron's work is essential reading for students across the social sciences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3057227\"\u003eRaymond Aron\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541607309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541607309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC026000\"\u003eSociology | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI016000\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Surveys | Modern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS037060\"\u003eModern | 19th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond Aron\u003c\/b\u003e was the foremost political and social theorist of post-World War II France. Born in Paris in 1905, he studied at the ?cole Normale Sup?rieure. He taught at the Sorbonne from 1955 to 1968, and also maintained a long commitment to journalism, first in \u003ci\u003eLe Figaro\u003c\/i\u003e then in \u003ci\u003eL'Express\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48110314258669,"sku":"9781541607309","price":39.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_bc5cfd4b-2949-4d6e-9553-01855aa61fd4.jpg?v=1747623234","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/main-currents-in-sociological-thought-volume-one-montesquieu-comte-marx-de-tocqueville-the-sociologists-and-the-revolution-of-1848-9781541607309","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}