Handbook of Historical Sociology
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Handbook of Historical Sociology

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Handbook of Historical Sociology

About this book

`The overall conception of the volume is absolutely splendid, and the editors skilfully place the material in the context of disciplinary and post-disciplinary developments in sociology. This is a major contribution to the field, as well as a comprehensive and reliable guide to its main components? - William Outhwaite, Professor of Sociology, School of European Studies, University of Sussex

`It is hard to think of anything that has been left out in this masterly survey of contemporary historical sociology. The editors have done a superb job in the selection of both themes and contributors. We now at last have an up-to-date book to assign in our graduate courses on comparative historical sociology. There?s really nothing else like it out there.... The editors? introduction is one of the best things I have read on how the field developed, and the problems it has encountered? - Krishan Kumar, William R Kenan, Jr Professor of Sociology, University of Virginia

?The range of topics covered and the number of distinguished scholars who have contributed to the handbook is impressive, with leading figures such as Bryan S Turner, John R Hall, Gianfranco Poggi and Craig Calhoun among the contributors to a book that covers areas as diverse as post-colonial historiography and the historical sociology of the city… the handbook fills a void within the sizable literature on historical sociology and undoubtedly will be a useful addition to graduate reading lists? - The British Journal of Sociology

What is important in historical sociology? What are the main routes of development in the subject?

This Handbook consists of 26 chapters on historical sociology. It is divided into three parts. Part One is devoted to Foundations and covers Marx, Weber, evolutionary and functionalist approaches, the Annales School, Elias, Nelson and Eisenstadt. Part Two moves on to consider major approaches, such as modernization approaches, late Marxist approaches, historical geography, institutional approaches, cultural history, intellectual history, postcolonial and genealogical approaches. The third part is devoted to the major substantive themes in historical sociology ranging from state formation, nationalism, social movements, classes, patriarchy, architecture, religion and moral regulation to problems of periodization and East-West divisions. Each part includes an introduction that summarizes and contextualizes chapters. A general introduction to the volume outlines the current situation of historical sociology after the cultural turn in the social sciences. It argues that historical sociology is deeply divided between explanatory `sociological? approaches and more empirical and interpretative `historical? approaches.

Systematic and informative the book offers readers the most complete and authoritative guide to historical sociology.

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Yes, you can access Handbook of Historical Sociology by Gerard Delanty, Engin F Isin, Gerard Delanty,Engin F Isin in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Ciencias sociales & Sociología. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Year
2003
Print ISBN
9780761971733
eBook ISBN
9781847871206
Edition
1
Topic
Ciencias sociales
Subtopic
Sociología

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Notes on Contributors
  4. Introduction: Reorienting Historical Sociology
  5. PART I - Foundations
  6. 1 Karl Marx and Historical Sociology
  7. 2 Max Weber and the Interpretative Tradition
  8. 3 Evolutionary and Functionalist Historical Sociology
  9. 4 The Annales, Braudel and Historical Sociology
  10. 5 Civilizational Complexes and Processes: Elias, Nelson and Eisenstadt
  11. PART II - Approaches
  12. 6 Historical Materialist Sociology and Revolutions
  13. 7 Theories That Won’t Pass Away
  14. 8 Historical Geography and Historical Sociology
  15. 9 Institutional History
  16. 10 Cultural History is Dead (Long Live the Hydra)
  17. 11 As Intellectual History Meets Historical Sociology
  18. 12 Prologue for a Genealogy ofWar and Peace
  19. 13 Subaltern Studies and Postcolonial Historiography
  20. PART III - Themes
  21. 14 The Cultural Logic of Historical Periodization
  22. 15 East and West
  23. 16 Classes and Nations in Recent Historical Sociology
  24. 17 The Formation of the Modern State and the Institutionalization of Rule
  25. 18 The Evolution of Parliaments
  26. 19 Social Movements and Democratization
  27. 20 The Persistence of Nationalism
  28. 21 Architecturing Modern Nations
  29. 22 Historical Sociology of the City
  30. 23 Historical Memory
  31. 24 Gender and Patriarchy in Historical Sociology
  32. 25 Historical Sociology of Religion
  33. 26 From Moral Science to Moral Regulation
  34. Afterword: Why Historical Sociology?
  35. Index