For Durkheim: Essays in Historical and Cultural Sociology

Tiryakian (Duke U.) collects 17 chapters written over the past thirty years on the thought of pioneering French sociologist Emile Durkheim (1858-1917). The chapters are organized into three sections that survey his major projects and key concerns, explore issues connected to the dynamics of cultural change (including the place of culture in sociological analysis as well as the cultural context of sociological analysis); and examine the intellectual and personal relationship between Durkheim and the German sociologist of equal stature, Max Weber. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Edward A Tiryakian is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Duke University, USA. He has published widely in the areas of theory, history of sociology/social thought, religion, globalization and national identity. He recently served as the Distinguished Leader of the Fulbright New Century Scholars Program, 2002-2003, as the past president of the American Society for the Study of Religion (1981-84) and of the International Association of French-Speaking Sociologists (1988-1992). He has twice been Chair of the Theory Section of the American Sociological Association and of the ASA History of Sociology section (2005-06).