Georg Simmel predicted that he would have no followers after his death. However, he is now widely recognized as the father of the sociology of modernity. His ideas on the metropolis, consumer culture, social space and aesthetics are at the crux of the contemporary debate in sociology. This collection brings together the essential secondary literature on Simmel. It is the most concise yet comprehensive view of this astonishingly prescient and penetrating sociologist.
Georg Simmel predicted that he would have no followers after his death. However, he is now widely recognized as the father of the sociology of moderni...
Until recently little of Simmel's work was available in translation and certain key texts were unknown outside Germany. David Frisby provides not only an introduction to the major sociological writings of this important figure, but also an argument for a reconsideration of his work. Frisby outlines the cultural and historical context in which Simmel worked, reviews Simmel's most important writings, and examines his legacy to sociology by illuminating his links with Weber's theories and his influential relationship with Marxism.
Until recently little of Simmel's work was available in translation and certain key texts were unknown outside Germany. David Frisby provides not only...
This revised edition of the first complete translation of the seminal work 'Die Philosophie des Geldes' by Georg Simmel includes a new preface by David Frisby.
This revised edition of the first complete translation of the seminal work 'Die Philosophie des Geldes' by Georg Simmel includes a new preface by Davi...
The modern metropolis has been one of the crucial sites for the exploration of modernity since at least the mid-nineteenth century. In this new volume, David Frisby provides an original and critical examination of the construction and experience of metropolitan modernity.
Drawing on a rich variety of sources, Frisby seeks to reveal some key features of metropolitan experience in modernity. Among the issues examined are Benjamin's account of the flaneur and its relevance for social investigation and urban detection; Simmel's influential essay on the metropolis; contrasting...
The modern metropolis has been one of the crucial sites for the exploration of modernity since at least the mid-nineteenth century. In this new volume...
The modern metropolis has been one of the crucial sites for the exploration of modernity since at least the mid-nineteenth century. In this new volume, David Frisby provides an original and critical examination of the construction and experience of metropolitan modernity.
Drawing on a rich variety of sources, Frisby seeks to reveal some key features of metropolitan experience in modernity. Among the issues examined are Benjamin's account of the flaneur and its relevance for social investigation and urban detection; Simmel's influential essay on the metropolis; contrasting...
The modern metropolis has been one of the crucial sites for the exploration of modernity since at least the mid-nineteenth century. In this new volume...
Contemporary sociology increasingly seems to be adopting a perspectivesimilar to that on which Georg Simmel's analysis and interpretations rested.To a significant degree, therefore, sociologists continue to turn to Simmelfor a basic understanding of the forms and processes of social life. NicholasSpykman'sThe Social Theory of Georg Simmel, originally published in 1925, was the first comprehensive account of Simmel's ideas. It remains a mostvaluable summary of the major elements of his thought
Contemporary sociology increasingly seems to be adopting a perspectivesimilar to that on which Georg Simmel's analysis and interpretations rested.To a...
This collection enables the reader to engage with the full range of Georg Simmel's dazzling contributions to the study of culture. It opens with his basic essays on defining culture, its changes and its crisis. These are followed by more specific explorations of culture.
This collection enables the reader to engage with the full range of Georg Simmel's dazzling contributions to the study of culture. It opens with his b...
Originally published in 1992, this book, written by one of the world's leading experts on Simmel, provides a fascinating set of insights into a thinker who is fast becoming recognized as the sociologist of modernity; an indispensible resource in confronting post-modernity. It examines the relevance of his work in relation to contemporary debates on culture, aesthetics and modernity.
Originally published in 1992, this book, written by one of the world's leading experts on Simmel, provides a fascinating set of insights into a thi...
When "Sociological Impressionism" was first published in 1981, it was the first comprehensive study on Simmel s social theory to appear in English since 1925. A pioneering work, it did much to bring about the rediscovery of Georg Simmel as one of the key sociologists of the twentieth century. David Frisby provides a provocative introduction to aspects of Simmel s social theory, seriously challenging many interpretations of his work, most notably the view that Simmel produced a "formal "sociology. By drawing on many little-known essays and pieces by Simmel and his contemporaries, the book...
When "Sociological Impressionism" was first published in 1981, it was the first comprehensive study on Simmel s social theory to appear in English ...
This book, first published in 1983, with a second edition in 1992, investigates the emergence of the sociology of knowledge in Germany in the critical period from 1918 to 1933. These years witnessed the development of distinctive paradigms centred on the works of Max Scheler, Georg Luk cs and Karl Mannheim. Each theorist sought to confront the base-superstructure models of the relationship between knowledge and society, which originated in Orthodox Marxism. David Frisbsy illustrates how these and other themes in the sociology of knowledge were contested through a detailed account of the...
This book, first published in 1983, with a second edition in 1992, investigates the emergence of the sociology of knowledge in Germany in the criti...
