Durkheim and the Law

The law was central to Durkheim''s sociological theory and to his efforts to establish sociology as a distinctive discipline. This revised and updated second edition of Durkheim and the Law brings together key texts which demonstrate the development of Durkheim''s thinking on the sociology of law, several of them newly translated here.The editors, both world-renowned Durkheim scholars, provide a comprehensive analysis of the intellectual significance and distinctiveness of Durkheim''s work on the subject. They show how his ideas evolved over time; how they contributed to the development of a distinctively Durkheimian vision of a science of society; and they provide a comprehensive assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of his theorizing about law, as well as its continuing relevance for contemporary sociology.Enriched with a new introduction and useful learning features, this book remains a major reference for students of socio-legal theory.>

About the author

STEVEN LUKES is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at New York University, USA.Andrew Scull is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego, USA.

Summary

The law was central to Durkheim's sociological theory and to his efforts to establish sociology as a distinctive discipline. The editors, both world-renowned Durkheim scholars, provide a comprehensive analysis of the intellectual significance and distinctiveness of Durkheim's work on the subject.

Product details

• Authors: Steven Scull Lukes, Steve Lukes, Steven Lukes, Andrew Scull
• Assisted by: Steven Lukes (Editor), Andrew Scull (Editor)
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 25.10.2013
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology
• EAN: 9781137031815
• ISBN: 978-1-137-03181-5
• Pages: 272
• Series: Red Globe Press
• Subjects: B; Criminology; Social Sciences; Criminology and Criminal Justice, general; crime;evolution;law;Moral