Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-19777 reviews Michel Foucault Pantheon, 1980 Illuminating Interviews + Excellent Primer + Foucault 101 - don't stop your education here. + untitled             The Constitution of Society: Outline of the Theory of Structuration5 reviews Anthony Giddens University of California Press, 1986 The closure of the debate of 20th century + A brilliant piece of grand theory + Obra clave de la sociología contemporánea + Ontology in Sociology             The Marketplace of Revolution: How Consumer Politics Shaped American Independence7 reviews T. H. Breen Oxford University Press, USA, 2005 Outstanding, fresh and illuminating + A Great Look at the Social/Economic life of Colonial America + Dense but delightful, even for the non-specialist + The roots of the American Revolution             The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Routledge Classics)34 reviews Max Weber Routledge, 2001 interesting + Anatomy of the Beast + What Made Capitalism Tick? + The definitive introductory text in Modernization theory             Ideology and Utopia: An Introduction to the Sociology of Knowledge3 reviews Karl Mannheim Harvest Books, 1955 The leading discipline of the sociology + A difficult, dense read--but certainly profound This translation is not correct as compared with the German version, which uses more abstract terms. However, it doesn�ft mean its content is less correct. I like this translation more than the German version because it is easier to read. This book consists of three articles and the prelude. The ...             The Creativity of Action Hans Joas University Of Chicago Press, 1997 Hans Joas is one of the foremost social theorists in Germany today. Based on Joas’s celebrated study of George Herbert Mead, this work reevaluates the contribution of American pragmatism and European philosophical anthropology to theories of action in the social sciences. Joas also establishes direct ties between Mead’s work and approaches drawn from German traditions of philosophical ...             G. H. Mead: A Contemporary Re-examination of His Thought (Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought) Hans Joas The MIT Press, 1997 The work of American pragmatist George Herbert Mead (1863-1931) had a strong influence in fields ranging from metaphysics and ethics to sociology and social psychology. In this book, Hans Joas interweaves Mead's political and intellectual biography with the development of his theories. The key concept of the study is "practical intersubjectivity," a term Joas introduces to characterize the link ...             Avoiding Politics: How Americans Produce Apathy in Everyday Life (Cambridge Cultural Social Studies)2 reviews Nina Eliasoph Cambridge University Press, 1998 a brilliant refutation of Robert Putnam + A Good Read! In this surprisingly readable study, Eliasoph has done several wonderful things. She has demonstrated anew the value of qualitative research (oft-maligned as 'soft' by those who should know better). She has recast alienation as a product, rather than a default mode. Most impressively, though, ...             Modernity and the Holocaust6 reviews Cornell University Press, 2001 the normal as demonic + Original, in-depth analysis of dangers of the modern worldview + Important + Against tthe Banalization and Routinization of Cruelty + A sociology of modern evil             Tocqueville: Democracy in America (Library of America)14 reviews Alexis de Tocqueville Library of America, 2004 Essential Reading on Political Philosophy + Tocqueville, Democracy In America + Great History From a Unique Perspective + Classic analysis of American-style democracy + Tocqueville             From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology3 reviews Max Weber Oxford University Press (Galaxy imprint), 1958 excellent introduction to Weber's work + An excellent set of essays by a major contributor to Western intellectual thought. + Seminal Work By Classic Social Theorist Max Weber Gerth and Mills' reader provides an excellent introduction to Weber's life and thought. This edition includes excerpts from _Economy and Society_, the brilliant essays ``Politics as a Vocation'' and ``Science as a Vocation,'' plus a brief critical biography and material from other sources. Weber ...             Main Currents in Sociological Thought: Montesquieu, Comte, Marx, deTocqueville, and the Sociologists and the ...2 reviews Raymond Aron Transaction Publishers, 1998 Volume Two of THE Textbook On Classical Social Theory! + Raymond Aron's Sociological Masterpiece, Volume One! This is the second of the superb two-volume treatment of classical social theory written by the famous French Professor and philosopher Raymond Aron. This volume centers around the theories of French sociologist Emile Durkheim, Italian theorist Vilfredo Pareto, and German sociologist Max Weber, ...             Capital: Volume 1: A Critique of Political Economy (Penguin Classics)38 reviews Karl Marx Penguin Classics, 1992 please read the book before reviewing it! + A good solid anti-capitalist who thought he was also a scientist + Essential + Doors of Perception + Fascinating, Intelligent, and Obsolete.             Understanding Habermas: Communicative Action and Deliberative Democracy Erik Oddvar Eriksen, Jarle Weigard Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003 Jurgen Habermas is the author of one of the most comprehensive, ambitious and debated projects in social theory of the 20th century. His deep-seated theory and penetrating analysis arouse attention in ever-wider circles. Yet his books and articles are not always easily accessible, even to those with prior knowledge of his theories. This title provides a comprehensive overview of Habermas' work. ...             The Civilizing Process: Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations6 reviews Norbert Elias Wiley-Blackwell, 2000 Impression of Norbert Elias' Civilizing Process + night and day + Know Thyself The work is a marvel of creative scholarship. Its organization and style unsurpassed. I would recommend it to anybody interested in the evolution of society and cultural history.             Main Currents in Sociological Thought, Volume 2: Durkheim, Pareto, Weber2 reviews Raymond Aron Transaction Publishers, 1998 Volume Two of THE Textbook On Classical Social Theory! + Raymond Aron's Sociological Masterpiece, Volume One! This is the second of the superb two-volume treatment of classical social theory written by the famous French Professor and philosopher Raymond Aron. This volume centers around the theories of French sociologist Emile Durkheim, Italian theorist Vilfredo Pareto, and German sociologist Max Weber, ...             Pandora's Hope: Essays on the Reality of Science Studies7 reviews Bruno Latour Harvard University Press, 1999 Not One For The Purists + Those French Have a Different Word for Everything! + A clear statement of Latour's position + Latour for beginners             The History of Sexuality, Vol. 1: An Introduction29 reviews Michel Foucault Vintage, 1990 Hard...but worth it. + An Introduction + Foucault + Somewhat wordy, but deserves consideration             Pandora's Hope: Essays on the Reality of Science Studies7 reviews Bruno Latour Harvard University Press, 1999 Not One For The Purists + Those French Have a Different Word for Everything! + A clear statement of Latour's position + Latour for beginners             Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, 1972-19777 reviews Michel Foucault Pantheon, 1980 Illuminating Interviews + Excellent Primer + Foucault 101 - don't stop your education here. + untitled