The coming fin de siècle : an application of Durkheim's sociology to modernity and postmodernism /

First Published in 1991, this book attempts to show the relevance of Durkheim's sociology to the debate on modernity and postmodernism. It does so by examining how Durkheim's ideas can be applied to current social issues. The author argues that there are striking parallels between the soci...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Meštrović, Stjepan G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Routledge, 2011.
Series:Routledge library editions. Émile Durkheim.
Subjects:
Postmodernism > Social aspects.
Durkheimian school of sociology.
Rationalism.
Irrationalism (Philosophy)
Postmodernisme > Aspect social.
École durkheimienne de sociologie.
Rationalisme.
Irrationalisme (Philosophie)
rationalism (philosophy)
Durkheimian school of sociology
Postmodernism > Social aspects
Rationalism
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Table of Contents:
  • THE COMING FIN DE SIÈCLE An application of Durkheim's sociology to modernity andpostmodernism; Copyright; THE COMING FIN DE SIÈCLE An application of Durkheim's sociology to modernity andpostmodernism; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Back to the Future; Chapter 2 Defining Modernity and Postmodernism; Chapter 3 Durkheim's Era: The Cult of Feeling Versus the Cult of Reason; Chapter 4 Simmel and Durkheim as the First Sociologists of Modernity; Chapter 5 Durkheim's Stand on the Fin De Siècle; Chapter 6 The German Roots of Durkheim's Sociology.
  • Chapter 7 Ethics Based on the Mind Versus the Heart, Ratioality Versus CompassionChapter 8 Medjugorje, the Virgin Mary, and Medernity; Chapter 9 Postmodern Deregulation and Economic Anomie; Chapter 10 Civilization and its Discontents, Again; Chapter 11 Conclusions: The Coming Fin De Siècle and Postmodernism; References; Name index; Subject index.

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