Politics and social insight
First published in 1971, this is a clear, straightforward introductory discussion of the importance of sociological knowledge, and particularly sociological theory, for the understanding of political life. The topics covered include sociology and the discipline of politics, the elementary forms of p...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
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2009.
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| Series: | Routledge revivals.
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess MyiLibrary |
| Summary: | First published in 1971, this is a clear, straightforward introductory discussion of the importance of sociological knowledge, and particularly sociological theory, for the understanding of political life. The topics covered include sociology and the discipline of politics, the elementary forms of political life, and the relationship between theory, evidence and insight. Francis Castles also looks at functionalism and the analysis of conflict as sociological meta-theories, and at the idea of anomie and the theory of mass society. The book should be of prime interest to students of politics and. |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF title page (viewed Oct. 1, 2009). This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2009. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203092293 (electronic bk.) 0203092295 (electronic bk.) |