Search Results: Social Change by Anthony Smith

Longman Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Routledge. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973. Book. Good. Soft cover. Cover has scratch/tear at spine/back cover, edge wear, creases, scratches, rubbed/bent cover/page corners, rubbed spine, slightly soiled. Minor dirt on edge. No writing..

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1973. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. 0710076975 . X-library but nearly new except for a few stamps. ; Monographs in Social Theory; 198 pages .

Schenkman Publishing Company, 1976. Paperback. Good. in x in x in.

Chatto & Windus, 1975. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. With owner's name inside cover. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0701120622

London.: Routledge & Kegan Paul., (1977).. Trade Paperback.. Approx 15 pages have light marginalia in pen, else Near Fine.. 8vo. of a series: Monographs in Social Theory.

Boston, MA: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY w/trace wear to softcover. Monograph. An evaluation of theories of social change. In particular, a look at the long dominant functionalist perspective (functionalism) --- a conceptual approach with origins in the works of Emile Durkheim (1858 - 1917), which viewed each part of society as being mutually interdependent, and contributes to the stability of society as a whole. 7 chapters: 1, Functionalism & Social Change; 2, The 'Neo-Revolutionary' Revival; 3, The Stages of Evolution; 4, Modernism & Moderisation; 5, Revolution; 6, Equilibrium & Change; and 7, Evolution & History.

Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ix, 198 pp, notes, biblio, index; minor wear, previous owner's name on inside fornt cover. [07]

Routledge & Kegan Paul Books, 1973-08-23. Paperback. Used:Good.

London and Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973. First . HB. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. pp 198, incl index and biblio; no illustrations; covers are black, spine is black with gold; Dj is white on black, black lettering, spine is blue with black; pages are all clean.

Routledge & Kegan Paul Books, 23/08/1973 00:00:01. paperback. Very Good. in x in x in.

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Paperback / softback. New. Anthony Smith's important work on the concept of social change, first published in 1973, puts forward the paradigm of historical change as an alternative to the functionalist theory of evolutionary change. He shows that, in attempting to provide a theory of social change, functionalism reveals itself as a species of 'frozen' evolutionism. Functionalism, he argues, is unable to cope with the mechanisms of historical transitions or account for novelty and emergence; it confuses classification of variations with explanation of processes; and its endogenous view of change prevents it from coming to grips with the real events and transformations of the historical record. In his assessment of functionalism, Dr Smith traces its explanatory failures in its accounts of the developments of civilisation, modernisation and revolution. He concludes that the study of 'evolution' is largely irrelevant to the investigation of social change. He proposes instead an… Read More

Routledge, 2010. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 198 pages. 8.50x5.40x0.70 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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Taylor & Francis Group , pp. 212 . Hardback. Used.

Hardback. New. A work on the concept of social change that puts forward the paradigm of historical change as an alternative to the functionalist theory of evolutionary change. It shows that, in attempting to provide a theory of social change, functionalism reveals itself as a species of 'frozen' evolutionism.