AnyBook4Less.com	Find the Best Price on the Web Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Home  |  Store List  |  FAQ  |  Contact Us  |
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money Keyword AuthorISBN

Title: Consciousness and Society: The Reorientation of European Social Thought, 1890-1930 by Henry Stuart Hughes ISBN: 0-394-70201-8 Publisher: Random House Trade Pub. Date: 01 August, 1961 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.76

Your Country USA Canada United Kingdom Australia Austria Belgium France Germany Italy Netherlands Switzerland Currency AutoUSD CAD GBP EUR AUD CHF Delivery Only cheapest delivery All delivery options Include Used Books Are you a club member of: Barnes and Noble Books A Million Chapters.Indigo.ca

Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)

Rating: 4
Summary: Hughes' history is both insightful and limited.
Comment: H. Stuart Hughes accepted a difficult job when he tried to write what has understandably become a classic history of social ideas about the generation which came to intellectual maturity between 1890 and 1930. Published in 1958, the discussions of the major philosophical and social theories of Max Weber, Sigmund Freud, and Emile Durkheim (among others) are explained, and the impact of these theoretical giants on one another is masterfully undertaken. Readers interested in the intellectual powerhouses of this time period are encouraged to read the history. The weakness of the book, however, lies in what Hughes failed to tell us. Maintaining what he contended was a "high" rather than a "low" discussion of this pivotal period of history, he chose only to speak of German, French, and Italian intellectuals, leaving out the contributions of the British, American, Spanish, Russian, or Scandinavian thinkers. He also deliberately chose to limit explanations about or comments on some pretty critical historical events -- like the Russian Revolution and World War I. And while he spent much time talking of positivism, rationalism, socialism, etc., there is little or no mention of fascism, nationalism, imperialism, industrialism, and other "isms" that figure powerfully into this time period.

Similar Books:

	Title: Weimar Culture: The Outsider as Insider by Peter Gay ISBN: 0393322394 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95
	Title: Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud, James Strachey, Peter Gay ISBN: 0393301583 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 July, 1989 List Price(USD): $10.95