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The Rise of Social Theory

Johan Heilbron author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:13th Mar '95

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This book is a detailed and wide-ranging account of the birth of social theory as a distinctive and modern intellectual genre, providing a brilliant account of the "pre-history" of sociology and a vivid portrayal of intellectual culture between the Enlightenment and the age of Romanticism.

'This is an excellent book. Heilbron's text is illuminating. The interest of Heilbron's book is that he subjects homo sociologus to Bourdieu's treatment. He provides a fascinating and well-researched social and intellectual history of France from the ancient regime through to the time of Comte.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

'An outstanding scholarly product ... a good book in the sense of enjoyable reading.' Acta Sociologica

'Wealth of cultural history ... brilliantly written and rich ... provide[s] essential contributions to the self-reflection of sociology in our time.' European Journal of Social Theory

ISBN: 9780745615684

Dimensions: 250mm x 200mm x 15mm

Weight: 454g

328 pages