(Ebook) The Anthem Companion to Georg Simmel by Thomas Kemple & Olli Pyyhtinen ISBN 9781783082780, 178308278X, 2016035457

(Ebook) The Anthem Companion to Georg Simmel by Thomas Kemple & Olli Pyyhtinen ISBN 9781783082780, 178308278X, 2016035457

'The Anthem Companion to Georg Simmel' brings together new interpretations of the work of this sociologist and philosopher. Compared to the volumes of works on other sociological giants like Émile Durkheim, Karl Marx and Max Weber, the Anglophone secondary literature on Simmel has remained relatively scarce until recently. The book addresses general questions on ‘social life in process’ that characterize the whole of Simmel’s work and also includes chapters that focus on specific issues. The primary concern in each chapter is not just to review Simmel’s ideas or provide accurate readings but often neglected readings but also to explore how Simmel offers a model for addressing various disciplinary concerns and examine the degree to which he continues to speak to the experience of the present.