| The Selected Papers of Edward Shils, Volume 3: The Calling of Sociology and Other Essays on the Pursuit of Learning Contributor(s): Shils, Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226753239 ISBN-13: 9780226753232 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $67.32 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1980 Annotation: This third volume of the Selected Papers of Edward Shils brings together ten essays, three of which have never been published before and all the others of which have been completely revised and elaborated. They deal with the history of American and European sociology as an intellectual undertaking and as a means to attainment of practical ends. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 301 |
| LCCN: 79015048 |
| Series: His Selected Papers of Edward Shils; V. 3 |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 5.81" W x 9.57" (1.54 lbs) 504 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This third volume of the Selected Papers of Edward Shils brings together ten essays, three of which have never been published before and all the others of which have been completely revised and elaborated. They deal with the history of American and European sociology as an intellectual undertaking and as a means to the attainment of practical ends. Professor Shils's main themes are the influence of ethical and practical intentions on scholarly study in the social sciences, the autonomy of the intellectual tradition of sociology, and the significance of the institutional organization of sociological teaching and research. |