Sociological Theory: Its Nature and Growth

xiv, 350 pp. The new edition reflects the changing emphases of present-day sociology: Professor Timasheff has reassessed his statements on such major figures as Marx, Durkheim, and Max Weber, while the section on contemporary theory, more than one-third of the text, has been reorganized, reinterpreted, and completely updated. ...a comprehensive synthesis and interpretation of the evolution of sociological theory from its beginnings in the 1820s to the present day.--jacket