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Introduction: reorienting historical sociology

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posted on 2023-06-08, 11:44 authored by Gerard Delanty, Engin F Isin
The title of this volume is an aporia. 'Handbook' implies that the volume guides the reader toward the established and the known. Yet the volume is not a panoramic view of the contemporary practice of historical sociology, nor does it offer a comprehensive view of the field. Moreover, historical sociology occupies an ambiguous space between history and sociology. While it would be impossible to sum it up in a few sentences, one of its defining characteristics is a concern with the formation and transformation of modernity. In this respect the orientation of historical sociology concerns the present, viewed as both shaped by and shaping the path.

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  • Published

Publisher

Sage Publications Ltd

Page range

1-8

Pages

424.0

Book title

Handboook of Historical Sociology

Place of publication

London

ISBN

9780761971733

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  • Sociology and Criminology Publications

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  • Yes

Editors

Engin F Isin, Gerard Delanty

Legacy Posted Date

2012-06-06

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