num_pages: 304
description: From Saussure and Levi-Strauss to Foucault, Bourdieu and Derrida, current criticism of modern politics and culture owe an important, if unacknowledged, debt to Emile Durkheim. These engaging and innovative essays by Charles Lemert bring together his writings on the contributions of French social theory past and present. Rather than merely interpret the theories, Lemert uses them to explore the futures of sociology, social theory, and culture studies. He offers the reader original insights into Durkheim's legacy and broader traditions of the cultural and social sciences.
language: English
title: Durkheim's Ghosts: Cultural Logics and Social Things
titlecomplete: Durkheim's Ghosts: Cultural Logics and Social Things
genres: Sociology
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Cambridge University Press