The Selected Papers of Edward Shils, Volume 3: The Calling of Sociology and Other Essays on the Pursuit of Learning

by Edward Shils

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226753239
• ISBN13: 9780226753232
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 9.6"