Tradition

by Edward Shils

Book Overview

Tradition, by esteemed sociologist Edward Shils, was the first book to fully explore the history, significance, and future of tradition as a whole. Intent on questioning the meaning of the antitraditionalist impulse in today's society, Shils argues here that the tendency to distrust and rebel against tradition is at the heart of tradition itself; only through suspicion and defiance does tradition actually move forward. Revealing the importance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226753263
• ISBN13: 9780226753263
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.1"