Science, Class & Society: On the Formation of Sociology & Historical Materialism

by GORAN THERBORN

Sligh creasing to DJ. Pencil marks in book (mostly underlining and check marks.)

Genres: Sociology

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Geoff Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rereading this after some years was impressed. Very good although it starts oddly. Perceptive discussion of origins of sociology from a Marxist perspective, he defines classical sociology as an alternative response to capitalism. Final part is his Althusserian interpretation of Marxism. Best attempt I have seen to make sense of Althusser's theory of science and actually link it to empirical analysis. I liked argument that science explains by the unfamiliar.