Having taken over the leadership of the French school of sociology after the death of his uncle, Emile Durkheim, in 1917, Mauss, celebrated author of ...

Mike Gane provides an introduction to Baudrillard's cultural theory: the conception of modernity and the complex process of simulation. He examines Baudrillard's ...

Auguste Comte is widely acknowledged as the founder of the science of sociology and the 'Religion of Humanity'. In this fascinating study, the first major ...

This collection reflects the French influence on literary and representational theory which has been predominant in recent years. It contains stimulating ...

This book examines the interconnections of gender theory and lived gender relationships of some of the key social theorists of the classical period (1789 ...

This accomplished book provides a peerless account of the French tradition. It provides an overview of French social theory; divides French social theory ...