Discourse and Knowledge: The Making of Enlightenment Sociology (Liverpool University Press - Studies in European Regional Cultures) [Hardcover]

Piet Strydom (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0853238057 | ISBN-13: 978-0853238058 | Publication Date: November 1, 2000

By closely analyzing the contributions of such theorists as More, Hobbes, Vico, Montesquieu, Ferguson and Millar to the emergence of sociology in its original form, Piet Strydom follows the discursive construction of sociology in the context of the society-wide early modern practical discourse about violence and rights. Parallels with the nineteenth- and twentieth-century discourse on poverty and justice and the contemporary discourse of risk and responsibility allow the author to reflect not only on the generation of knowledge through discourse but also on the role that sociology itself plays in this process.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0853238057
• ISBN-13: 978-0853238058
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,374,734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Another appalling work by Strydom, November 25, 2010

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This review is from: Discourse and Knowledge: The Making of Enlightenment Sociology (Liverpool University Press - Studies in European Regional Cultures) (Hardcover)

We all wish that Strydom would become more clear about the points he wishes to make,

and then find suitable terms to express them. Instead he tries to show off his vocabulary and obfuscate so as to hide the fact that he has nothing to say and do not understand the subject matter