Durkheim - A Critical Introduction (Broché)

Emile Durkheim, along with Karl Marx and Max Weber, is one of the "founding fathers of sociology". This is the first book to situate his sociology in the context of his republican politics, allowing the reader to see his ideas afresh. This critical introduction argues that Durkheim's defence of republican France in the 1890s had a considerable influence on his sociology, which cannot be fully understood when removed from its historical and political context.
Through analysing his writings, including The Division of Labour in Society, Suicide and The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, this book provides a fascinating, critical counterpoint to the existing works on this key figure of social science.