Michael Mann is a central figure in contemporary sociology. His analysis of how the four sources of social power - ideological, economic, military and political - have shaped world history is a major contribution to social science. In this volume, distinguished scholars assess M…
Michael Mann is a central figure in contemporary sociology. His analysis of how the four sources of social power - ideological, economic, military and political - have shaped world history is a major contribution to social science. In this volume, distinguished scholars assess M…
Part 1. Translatio imperii and Lithuanian history -- Translatio imperii in outline -- The Grand Duchy of Lithuania as an empire in historiography -- Part 2. Empire and imperialism : methodological strategies -- On the controversies over concepts and the ways how to solve them --…
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the range of themes which make up the field of Historical Sociology. Jiří Šubrt systematically discusses the main problems of societal development, long term process and changes in the key areas of social life. These include not onl…
Beyond the cultural turn: new directions in the study of society and culture
by Seigel, Jerrold, Rose, Sonya O., Jacob, Margaret C., Sewell, William H.,, Jr, Feierman, Steven, Biernacki, Richard, Bynum, Caroline, Halttunen, Karen, Somers, Margaret R.
fromStudies on the history of society and culture
Nothing has generated more controversy in the social sciences than the turn toward culture, variously known as the linguistic turn, culturalism, or postmodernism. This book examines the impact of the cultural turn on two prominent social science disciplines, history and sociolog…
Nothing has generated more controversy in the social sciences than the turn toward culture, variously known as the linguistic turn, culturalism, or postmodernism. This book examines the impact of the cultural turn on two prominent social science disciplines, history and sociolog…
