Main Currents in Sociological Thought: Volume One by Raymond Aron - ISBN: 9781541607309
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Uncover sociology’s roots: from French liberals to Marxists, shaping modernity.

Main Currents in Sociological Thought: Volume One

Montesquieu, Comte, Marx, De Tocqueville: The Sociologists and the Revolution of 1848

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    368 pages

  • Release Date

    8 July 2025

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Summary

The first volume of the landmark study, tracing the emergence and formation of sociological thought from the French liberal school to the Marxists

Main Currents in Sociological Thought remains a foundational synthesis in the field. In this first part of his magisterial two-volume survey, Raymond Aron embraces an expansive definition of sociology that merges empirical inquiry with historical and social analysis. At its core, Aron’s work is an engagement with t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781541607309
ISBN-10:1541607309
Author:Raymond Aron
Publisher:Basic Books
Imprint:Basic Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:8 July 2025
Weight:400g
Dimensions:232mm x 152mm x 30mm
About The Author

Raymond Aron

Raymond Aron was the foremost political and social theorist of post-World War II France. Born in Paris in 1905, he studied at the Ecole Normale Superieure. He taught at the Sorbonne from 1955 to 1968, and also maintained a long commitment to journalism, first in Le Figaro then in L’Express. He died in 1983.

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