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The art and science of sociology : essays in honour of Edward A. Tiryakian / edited by Roland Robertson and John Simpson.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Key issues in modern sociology.
- Key issues in modern sociology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- A festschrift honoring the work of Edward A. Tiryakian, consisting of a large number of essays.
- Contents:
- Front Matter; Half Title; Series; Frontispiece; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Chapters; Introduction ; Chapter 1: The Dynamo and the Diplomat: Tiryakian's Role in Preserving Sorokin's Reputation; Chapter 2: Edward Tiryakian and Modernization Theory: A Very Special Relationship; Chapter 3: Developmental Path (Entwicklungsform): A Neglected Weberian Concept and Its Usefulness in the Civilizational Analysis of Islam; Chapter 4: The Existential Sociology of Edward Tiryakian: Toward an Integrated Paradigm
- Chapter 5: Comparative Reflections on Sociology and Conservatism: The Contributions of Edward A. TiryakianChapter 6: Contemporary Changes in the Processes of Social Differentiation: Toward an Analytical Version of the Theory; Chapter 7: Considerations on Global Studies; Chapter 8: Honoring Edward Tiryakian as a Metasociologist: A Metaconceptual Analysis of Prosumption and Related Concepts; Chapter 9: Dangerous Nouns of Process: Differentiation, Rationalization, Modernization; Chapter 10: Modernization as Social Becoming: Ten Theses on Modernization; Chapter 11: Religion and Evolution
- Chapter 12: The "Axial Age" vs. Weber's Comparative Sociology of the World ReligionsBack Matter; Edward A. Tiryakian's Publications ; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781783085545
- 1783085541
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