Main Currents in Sociological Thought: Durkheim, Pareto, Weber
Raymond Aron(1905-1983) was the foremost political and social theorist of post-World War II France known for his skeptical analyses of leftist ideologies. was well known in both the United States and United Kingdom, serving as Andrew D. White Professor-At-Large at Cornell University. He also taught at Columbia and Oxford.  He authored more than forty books, includingMain Currents in Sociological Thought, The Opium of the Intellectuals,andThe Imperial Republic, all published in new editions by Transaction.Brian C. Andersonis senior editor atCity Journaland author ofRaymond Aron: The Recovery of the Political. Daniel J. Mahoneyis chair and professor of political science at Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the recipient of the Prix Raymond Aron Award, is currently associate editor ofPerspectives on Political Science,and is book review editor ofSociety.His books includeThe Liberal Political Science of Raymond Aron; Bertrand de Jouvenel: The Conservative Liberal and the Illusions of Modernity;andDe Gaulle: Statesmanship, Grandeur, and Modern Democracy.