A short history of sociological thought /
Alan Swingewood.
- 3rd edition.
- Basingstoke : Macmillan, 2000.
- xi, 269p. ; 24 cm.
Previous ed.: 1991.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-263) and index.
This text focuses on the rise of sociological thought from the 18th century. Beginning with the classical sociology of Marx, Durkheim, Weber and Simmel, it ends by discussing salient 1990s sociological theories of Foucault and others.