Main Trends in Sociology

Author: (French) Aron (Aron/R.) / Ge Zhiqiang / Hu Bingcheng / Wang Huning
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Raymond Aron was a renowned French philosopher and sociologist, highly esteemed in the West. He was a member of the Collège de France and the école Normale Supérieure, and held honorary doctorates from universities such as Harvard and Oxford. He was also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. This book is the result of a decade of dedicated research by the author, who discusses the thoughts and major works of seven sociologists—Montesquieu, Comte, Marx, Tocqueville, Durkheim, Pareto, and Weber—in chronological order, conducting highly innovative comparative studies.