On Waves of Historical Sociology

In this article in the symposium on Remaking Modernity: Politics, History, & Sociology, the author reviews Adams, Clemens, & Orloffs edited volume Remaking Modernity to critique the characterizing of the second wave as an indeterminate definition of generational, distinctive intellectual mov...

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Published in:Biométrie humaine et anthropologie 2006-10, Vol.47 (5), p.395-401
Main Author: Sewell, William H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Historical Sociology
History
History of Sociology
Modernity
Paradigms
Sociological Research
Sociological theory
Sociologists
Sociology
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Summary:In this article in the symposium on Remaking Modernity: Politics, History, & Sociology, the author reviews Adams, Clemens, & Orloffs edited volume Remaking Modernity to critique the characterizing of the second wave as an indeterminate definition of generational, distinctive intellectual movement, or just another word for all the books published by historical sociologists between 1874 & 1989. The resolution of the wave definition is located in Clemen's final essay on the aesthetic notion of style that differentiates the waves as aesthetic rather than doctrinal distinctive understandings of historical patterning. The transition between waves is reflective of a shift in the underlying image of history, envisioning historical process as bricolage, with elements recombined by entrepreneurs. References. J. Harwell
ISSN:0020-7152
1279-7863
1745-2554
DOI:10.1177/0020715206068622