{"product_id":"the-division-of-labor-in-society-9781476749730","title":"The Division of Labor in Society","description":"Revised for the first time in over thirty years, this edition of Emile Durkheim's masterful work on the nature and scope of sociology is updated with a new introduction and improved translation by leading scholar Steven Lukes that puts Durkheim's work into context for the twenty-first century reader. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen it was originally published, \u003ci\u003eThe Division of Labor in Society\u003c\/i\u003e was an entirely original work on the nature of labor and production as they were being shaped by the industrial revolution. Emile Durkheim's seminal work\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003estudies the nature of social solidarity and explores the ties that bind one person to the next in order to hold society together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis revised and updated second edition fluently conveys Durkheim's arguments for contemporary readers. Leading Durkheim scholar Steve Lukes's new introduction builds upon Lewis Coser's original--which places the work in its intellectual and historical context and pinpoints its central ideas and arguments. Lukes explains the text's continued significance as a tool to think about and deal with problems that face us today. The original translation has been revised and reworked in order to make Durkheim's arguments clearer and easier to read. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Division of Labor in Society\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for students and scholars hoping to deepen their understanding of one of the pioneering voices in modern sociology and twentieth-century social thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476749730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Emile Durkheim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36652459622556,"sku":"9781476749730","price":17.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c27a9289-9c6e-46b1-8368-c1ce6365906c.jpg?v=1603879832","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-division-of-labor-in-society-9781476749730","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}