Capitalism and modern social theory : An analysis of the writings of Marx, Durkheim and Max Weber / Anthony Giddens
Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1971
Descript
xvii, 261 p. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Part 1. Marx : Marx's early writings -- Historical materialism -- The relations of production and class structure -- The theory of capitalist development -- Part 2. Durkheim : Durkheim's early works -- Durkheim's conception of sociological method -- Individualism, socialism, and the "occupational groups" -- Religion and moral discipline -- Part 3. Max Weber : Max Weber: Protestantism and capitalism -- Weber's methodological essays -- Fundamental concepts of sociology -- Rationalisation, the "world religions," and Western capitalism -- Part 4. Capitalism, socialism and social theory : Marx's influence -- Religion, ideology and society -- Social differentiation and the division of labour -- Postscript : Marx and modern sociology