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Social theory and social history / Donald M. MacRaild and Avram Taylor.

Title
Social theory and social history / Donald M. MacRaild and Avram Taylor.
Author
MacRaild, Donald M.
Publication
Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

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Additional Authors
Taylor, Avram, 1962-
Description
xi, 203 p.; 22 cm.
Summary
"In this concise introductory guide, Donald M. MacRaild and Avram Taylor explore the complex relationship between social theory and social history, arguing that an awareness of the relation between the two is the key to a deeper understanding of the process of historical change."--Jacket.
Series Statement
Theory and history
Uniform Title
Theory and history
Subject
  • Social history > Philosophy
  • Historical sociology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-199) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Cinderella gets her prince? : the development of social history -- Fruit of a 'special relationship'? : historical sociology -- 'A mass of factors and influences?' : systemic, 'total' and 'comparative' histories -- Social structure and human agency in historical explanation -- Ideology, mentalité and social ritual : from social history to cultural history.
ISBN
0333947479 (paper)
LCCN
^^2004048873
OCLC
55887498
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library