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What is historical sociology?

Richard Lachmann (Author)
"Sociology began as a historical discipline, created by Marx, Weber and others, to explain the emergence and consequences of rational, capitalist society. Today, the best historical sociology combines precision in theory-construction with the careful selection of appropriate methodologies to address ongoing debates across a range of subfields
Print Book, English, 2013
Polity, Cambridge, UK, 2013
160 pages ; 22 cm
9780745660080, 9780745660097, 0745660088, 0745660096
828181044
The sense of a beginning
The origins of capitalism
Revolutions and social movements
Empires
States
Inequality
Gender and the family
Culture
Predicting the future