In Search of Community: Essays in Memory of Werner Stark, 1905-85
Leonard, Eileen B.; Strasser, Herman; Westhues, Kenneth
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hardcover. A collection of 13 essays by former students of Dr Werner Stark, influential historian of social thought. Amongst the areas covered are Stark's central theme of community and society and his theories of the sociology of knowledge and how it applies to his work. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
In Search of Community is a collection of thirteen essays by former students of Dr. Werner Stark, influential historian of social thought. The work opens with an introduction succinctly relating an outline of Stark's life's work encompassing the historical framework that influences him, and the personal events that shape his outlook and scholarship. The essayists address the entire range of central subjects of the sociological discipline by focusing on four areas of scientific debate: the epistemic (Sociology of Knowledge), the theoretical (Social Thought), the societal (Social Bond), and the religious (Sociology of Religion). Those four areas were also of substantive ... Read more
In Search of Community is a collection of thirteen essays by former students of Dr. Werner Stark, influential historian of social thought. The work opens with an introduction succinctly relating an outline of Stark's life's work encompassing the historical framework that influences him, and the personal events that shape his outlook and scholarship. The essayists address the entire range of central subjects of the sociological discipline by focusing on four areas of scientific debate: the epistemic (Sociology of Knowledge), the theoretical (Social Thought), the societal (Social Bond), and the religious (Sociology of Religion). Those four areas were also of substantive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823213528
SKU
V9780823213528
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About Leonard, Eileen B.; Strasser, Herman; Westhues, Kenneth
Eileen B. Leonard is Professor of Sociology at Vassar College. Hermann Strasser is Professor of Sociology at Universitat Duisburg, Germany.
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