Gabriel Tarde ranks as one of the most outstanding sociologists of nineteenth-century France, though not as well known by English readers as his peers Comte and Durkheim. This book makes available Tarde's most important work and demonstrates his continuing relevance to a new generation of students and thinkers.
Tarde's landmark research and empirical analysis drew upon collective behavior, mass communications, and civic opinion as elements to be explained within the context of broader social patterns. Unlike the mass society theorists that followed in his wake, Tarde integrated his...
Gabriel Tarde ranks as one of the most outstanding sociologists of nineteenth-century France, though not as well known by English readers as his pe...
This fascinating book contains a detailed treatise on the laws of imitation, being an exposition on the science, history, and philosophy of intimation as an important social phenomenon. This thorough treatment of the subject will greatly appeal to those with a keen interest in sociology and psychology, and it is a must-have for fans and collectors of Gabriel Tarde's influential work. The chapters of this book include: 'Universal Repetition', 'Social Resemblances and Imitation', 'What is a Society?', 'Archeology and Statistics', 'The Logical Laws of Imitation', 'Extra-Logical Influences',...
This fascinating book contains a detailed treatise on the laws of imitation, being an exposition on the science, history, and philosophy of intimation...
" Dans ce petit volume, qui renferme la substance de plusieurs conferences faites au College libre des sciences sociales en octobre 1897, j'ai essaye de donner non pas seulement ni precisement le resume ou la quintessence de mes trois principaux ouvrages de sociologie generale - les Lois de l'Imitation, l'Opposition universelle et la Logique sociale - mais encore et surtout le lien intime qui les unit. Cette connexion, qui a fort bien pu echapper au lecteur de ces livres, est ici mise en lumiere par des considerations d'un ordre plus general. Elles permettent, ce me semble, d'embrasser dans...
" Dans ce petit volume, qui renferme la substance de plusieurs conferences faites au College libre des sciences sociales en octobre 1897, j'ai essaye ...
