Giddens Anthony. Capitalism and modern social theory: An analysis of the writings of Marx, Durkheim and Max Weber

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1973. — 261 p. — ISBN10: 0521097851; ISBN13: 978-0521097857Giddens's analysis of the writings of Marx, Durkheim and Weber has become the classic text for any student seeking to understand the three thinkers who established the basic framework of contemporary sociology. The first three sections of the book, based on close textual examination of the original sources, contain separate treatments of each writer. The author demonstrates the internal coherence of their respective contributions to social theory. The concluding section discusses the principal ways in which Marx can be compared with the other two authors, and discusses misconceptions of some conventional views on the subject.List of abbreviations usedMarxMarx’s early writings
Historical materialism
The relations of production and class structure
The theory of capitalist developmentDurkheimDurkheim’s early works
Durkheim’s conception of sociological method
Individualism, socialism and the ’ occupational groups ’
Religion and moral disciplineMax WeberMax Weber: Protestantism and capitalism
Weber’s methodological essays
Fundamental concepts of sociology
Rationalisation, the ’world religions’, and western capitalismCapitalism, socialism and social theoryMarx’s influence
Religion, ideology and society
Social differentiation and the division of labourPostscript: Marx and modern sociologyBibliography of works cited in text