The Constitution of Society

by Edward Shils

Edward Shils's attempt to work out a macrosociological theory which does justice both to the spiritual and intellectual dispositions and powers of the mind and to the reality of the larger society is an enterprise that has spanned several decades. In his steps toward the development of this theory he has not proceeded deductively; rather he has worked from his own concrete observations of Western, Asian, and African societies. Thus, despite the inevitable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226753298
• ISBN13: 9780226753294
• Release Date: April 1982
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"