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Major Works: Sociology of Knowledge

You are currently browsing 1–10 of 14 new and published major works in the subject of Sociology of Knowledge — sorted by publish date from newer books to older books.

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Routledge Major Works has a strong international focus and each of the sets is edited by a leading expert in their field. This publishing programme continues to grow with new book series being created all the time. Worthy mentions include a new Sports Studies and Construction Series.

Titles published by Routledge Major Works cover an abundance of literature on leading and influential figures, key concepts, topics and sub-disciplines across the social sciences, humanities, behavioural sciences and law.

New and Published Books

  1. Science and Technology Studies

    Edited by Michael Lynch

    Series: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences

    Science and Technology Studies has attained a strong international profile in recent decades. Science Studies incorporates work in the History and Philosophy of Science, but emphasizes the social, cultural, and political implications of developments in the natural sciences, mathematics, engineering...

    Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge

  2. Max Weber's Insights and Errors

    By Stanislav Andreski

    Max Weber (1864-1920) is generally recognised as one of the founding fathers of modern sociology. His ideas continue to be discussed by sociologists and historians and much homage is paid to his contribution to knowledge. However, such is the awe which the breadth of his knowledge inspires that...

    Published November 10th 2010 by Routledge

  3. Rousseau and Weber

    By J.G. Merguior

    Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Max Weber, central thinkers to the discussion of political legitimacy, represent two very different stages and forms of social theory: early modern political philosophy and classical sociology. In these studies, Dr Merquior describes and assesses their individual...

    Published November 10th 2010 by Routledge

  4. Theory of Liberty, Legitimacy and Power

    Edited by Vatro Murvar

    The stature of Max Weber (1864-1920) as an interdisciplinary, historical-comparative social scientist has grown steadily. But in view of Professor Murvar, his work has been misinterpreted with remarkable frequency. The aim of this book is to put right certain misconceptions and misinterpretations...

    Published November 10th 2010 by Routledge

  5. RLE: Emile Durkheim: 4-Volume Set

    By Various

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Emile Durkheim

    This four volume set is dedicated to the work of Emile Durkheim, one of the most important and prolific sociologists in the field, who is commonly cited as a founding father of modern social science. With volumes published between 1975 and 1991, this collection brings together a range of...

    Published October 21st 2010 by Routledge

  6. RLE: Emile Durkheim: 4-Volume Set

    By Various

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Emile Durkheim

    This four volume set is dedicated to the work of Emile Durkheim, one of the most important and prolific sociologists in the field, who is commonly cited as a founding father of modern social science. With volumes published between 1975 and 1991, this collection brings together a range of...

    Published October 14th 2010 by Routledge

  7. Max Weber and the Dispute over Reason and Value

    By Stephen P. Turner, Regis A. Factor

    The problem of the nature of values and the relation between values and rationality is one of the defining issues of twentieth-century thought and Max Weber was one of the defining figures in the debate. In this book, Turner and Factor consider the development of the dispute over Max Weber's...

    Published August 23rd 2006 by Routledge

  8. Max Weber and His Contempories

    Max Weber and His Contemporaries provides an unrivalled tour d'horizon of European intellectual life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and an assessment of the pivotal position within it occupied by Max Weber. Weber's many interests in and contributions to, such diverse fields as...

    Published August 23rd 2006 by Routledge

  9. Max Weber on Capitalism, Bureaucracy and Religion

    Edited by Stanislav Andreski

    For this important selection from Weber, sections of text from Weber's major works (Gesammelte, Aufsatze Zur Religionssoziologie, including The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism; General Economic History; and The Agrarian Sociology of Ancient Civilisations) have been carefully edited...

    Published August 23rd 2006 by Routledge

  10. Max Weber, Rationality and Modernity

    Edited by Sam Whimster, Dr Scott Lash

    This book brings together leading figures in history, sociology, political science, feminism and critical theory to interpret, evaluate, criticize and update Weber's legacy. In a collection of specially commissioned pieces and translated articles the Weberian scholarship recognizes Max Weber as the...

    Published August 23rd 2006 by Routledge

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Forthcoming Books

  1. Routledge Library Editions: Phenomenology
    By Various
    To Be Published August 7th 2013
  2. Phenomenology, Language and the Social Sciences
    By Maurice Roche
    To Be Published August 7th 2013
  3. Life Forms and Meaning Structure
    By Alfred Schutz
    To Be Published August 7th 2013
  4. Sociology, Phenomenology and Marxian Analysis: A Critical Discussion of the Theory and Practice of a Science of Society
    By Barry Smart
    To Be Published August 7th 2013
  5. Phenomenology and the Social World: The Philosophy of Merleau-Ponty and its Relation to the Social Sciences
    By Laurie Spurling
    To Be Published August 7th 2013

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