Thoreau and the Sociological Imagination Tthe Wilds of Society |
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Author:
| Bingham, Shawn Chandler |
ISBN: | 978-1-299-62815-1 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $25.99 |
Book Description:
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Thoreau and the Sociological Imagination: The Wilds of Society is the first in-depth sociological examination of the ideas of Henry David Thoreau. Through explorations of Thoreau's intellectual links to early social thinkers, as well as the mainstay Thoreauvian concerns for the individual-society relationship, social change, and deconstructing society's idea of progress, Bingham illustrates the sophistication of Thoreau's sociological imagination challenging readers to re-examine the...
More DescriptionThoreau and the Sociological Imagination: The Wilds of Society is the first in-depth sociological examination of the ideas of Henry David Thoreau. Through explorations of Thoreau's intellectual links to early social thinkers, as well as the mainstay Thoreauvian concerns for the individual-society relationship, social change, and deconstructing society's idea of progress, Bingham illustrates the sophistication of Thoreau's sociological imagination challenging readers to re-examine the disciplinary boundaries between the social sciences and the humanities.