The art and science of sociology : essays in honor of Edward A. Tiryakian /: essays in honor of Edward A. Tiryakian. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Roland Robertson and John Simpson.
• Editors: Robertson, Roland; Simpson, John Herman, 1936-
• Other Names: Tiryakian, Edward A honoree.
• Contents: Front Matter; Half Title; Series; Frontispiece; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Chapters; Introduction ; Chapter 1: The Dynamo and the Diplomat: Tiryakian's Role in Preserving Sorokin's Reputation; Chapter 2: Edward Tiryakian and Modernization Theory: A Very Special Relationship; Chapter 3: Developmental Path (Entwicklungsform): A Neglected Weberian Concept and Its Usefulness in the Civilizational Analysis of Islam; Chapter 4: The Existential Sociology of Edward Tiryakian: Toward an Integrated Paradigm. Chapter 5: Comparative Reflections on Sociology and Conservatism: The Contributions of Edward A. TiryakianChapter 6: Contemporary Changes in the Processes of Social Differentiation: Toward an Analytical Version of the Theory; Chapter 7: Considerations on Global Studies; Chapter 8: Honoring Edward Tiryakian as a Metasociologist: A Metaconceptual Analysis of Prosumption and Related Concepts; Chapter 9: Dangerous Nouns of Process: Differentiation, Rationalization, Modernization; Chapter 10: Modernization as Social Becoming: Ten Theses on Modernization; Chapter 11: Religion and Evolution. Chapter 12: The "Axial Age" vs. Weber's Comparative Sociology of the World ReligionsBack Matter; Edward A. Tiryakian's Publications ; Index.
• Publisher Details: London New York, NY : Anthem Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 223 pages)
• Subjects: 301; Sociology; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General; Sociology; Electronic books; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1783085533; 9781783085538; 9781783085545; 1783085541
• Related ISBNs: 1783085649; 1783085525; 1783085541; 9781783085644
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-220) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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