{"product_id":"main-currents-in-sociological-thought-volume-two-durkheim-pareto-weber-9781541607293","title":"Main Currents in Sociological Thought: Volume Two: Durkheim, Pareto, Weber","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe second volume of the landmark study, examining the work of sociology's defining thinkers from the turn of the nineteenth century to the interwar period\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMain Currents in Sociological Thought\u003c\/i\u003e remains a foundational synthesis in the field. In this second and final volume of his classic survey, Raymond Aron explores the work of three figures who profoundly shaped sociology as it entered the twentieth century: Durkheim, who continued Comte's quest for a science of society and a scientific validation of morality; Pareto, the Italian \"neo-Machiavellian\" who emphasized the elitist character of all societies; and Weber, the German sociologist who reflected critically on the prospects for human freedom in an age of disenchantment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bringing together penetrating intellectual portraits of these great thinkers and close readings of their most consequential texts, \u003ci\u003eMain Currents in Sociological Thought\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the historical and intellectual context within which each man wrote and draws out their works' enduring insights and influence in the field today.\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 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541607293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541607295\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\u003ewas 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":48110314160365,"sku":"9781541607293","price":39.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_8c2a708a-5592-482e-8ec5-5f9a70d8e28e.jpg?v=1747623231","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/main-currents-in-sociological-thought-volume-two-durkheim-pareto-weber-9781541607293","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}