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Durkheim on Politics and the State

By Emile Durkheim , Anthony Giddens (editor) , W. D. Halls (translator)

Book information

Publisher
Stanford University Press
Year
1986
ISBN
0804713375, 9780804713375
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5281571 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
260\256
Time added
2022-01-17 05:45:17

Description

Durkheim's writings on politlcal theory and the nature of government have been among the most neglected of his contributions to modern social science. The editor, one of the first to argue the importance of Durkheim's political thought, has assembled the first English-language collection of that author's significant writings on politics, government, the nature and function of the state, socialism, and Marxism. The introductory essay provides a critical appraisal of Durkehim's political ideas and situates them within the framework of the author's general sociology and social philosophy. The selections are taken from a wide range of Durkheim's writings―books, lecture series, review articles―and almost all appear in new translations. Several of these works ahve been, up to this time, poorly rendered or unavailable in English.

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