The Division of Labor in Society - Softcover

Durkheim, Emile

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1614273138 ISBN 13: 9781614273134

Publisher: Martino Fine Books, 2012

Synopsis

2012 Reprint of 1933 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Although the concept of "division of labor" appears in social thought as early as Plato, and is crucial in the work of Adam Smith, Comte, Marx and Spencer, there can be no doubt that modern sociological interest in the division of labor begins with Durkheim. It is the concept that is most firmly associated with his name and remains a classic work to this day.

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Review:

"If one had to choose one foundational text in sociology--this has to be it. Its critique of market society as well as its radical treatment of capitalism's diseases are even more pertinent today than they were a century ago."--Michael Burawoy "Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley "

About the Author:

Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) was a French sociologist who formally established the academic discipline and, with Karl Marx and Max Weber, is commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science.

About this edition

• Publisher: Martino Fine Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1614273138
• ISBN 13: 9781614273134
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 488