The Art and Science of Sociology

Essays in Honor of Edward A. Tiryakian
Herausgeber: Robertson, Roland; Simpson, John

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A festschrift honoring the work of Edward A. Tiryakian, consisting of a large number of essays.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 548g
• ISBN-13: 9781783085644
• ISBN-10: 1783085649
• Artikelnr.: 44578475

Autorenporträt

Edited by Roland Robertson and John Simpson

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1. The Dynamo and the Diplomat: Tiryakian's Role in
Preserving Sorokin's Reputation - Alan Sica; 2. Edward Tiryakian and
Modernization Theory: A Very Special Relationship - Wolfgang Knöbl; 3.
Developmental Path (Entwicklungsform): A Neglected Weberian Concept and its
Usefulness in Civilizational Analysis of Islam - Saïd Amir Arjomand; 4. The
Existential Sociology of Edward Tiryakian: Toward an Integrated Paradigm -
Andrey Melnikov; 5. Comparative Reflections on Sociology and Conservatism:
The Contributions of Edward A. Tiryakian - Bryan S. Turner; 6. Contemporary
Changes in the Processes of Social Differentiation: Towards an Analytical
Version of the Theory - Alfonso Pérez-Agote; 7. Considerations on Global
Studies - Roland Robertson; 8. Honoring Edward Tiryakian as a
Metasociologist: A Metaconceptual Analysis of Prosumption and Related
Concepts - George Ritzer; 9. Dangerous Nouns of Process: Differentiation,
Rationalization, Modernization - Hans Joas; 10. Modernization as Social
Becoming (Ten Theses on Modernization) - Piotr Sztompka; 11. Religion and
Evolution - John Simpson; 12. The "Axial Age" vs. Weber's Comparative
Sociology of the World Religions - John Torpey