Capitalism and Modern Social Theory: An Analysis of the Writings of Marx, Durkheim and Max Weber

Anthony Giddens

Cambridge University Press, 1996 - 261 pages

The classic text for any student seeking to understand the three thinkers who established the basic framework of contemporary sociology.

About the author

Anthony Giddens, a British sociologist, was educated at Hull, the London School of Economics, and Cambridge, and is a fellow of King's College, Cambridge. His interests have been varied, but they tend to focus on questions related to the macro-order. Much of his theoretical writing deals with stratification, class, and modernity. Although he has concentrated on dynamic issues of social structure, he has also examined how social psychological concerns are part of this broader order of human relations.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Capitalism and Modern Social Theory: An Analysis of the Writings of Marx, Durkheim and Max Weber; Analysis of the Writings of Marx, Durheim and Weber; Cambridge Low Price Editions Series
• Author: Anthony Giddens
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996
• ISBN: 0521566479, 9780521566476
• Length: 261 pages