Beginning Classical Social Theory

by Marcel Stoetzler

Beginning classical social theory introduces students and educated general readers to thirteen key social theorists by way of examining a single, exemplary text by each author, ranging from Comte to Adorno. It answers the need for a book that helps students develop the skill to critically read theory.

Rather than learning how to admire the canonical theorists, readers are alerted to the flow of their arguments and the texts' contradictions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784991457
• ISBN13: 9781784991456
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.7"