Description: Barrington Moore, Jr., one of the most distinguished thinkers in critical theory and historical sociology, was long concerned with the prospects for freedom and decency in industrial society. The product of decades of reflection on issues of authority, inequality, and injustice, this volume analyzes fluctuating moral beliefs and behavior in...
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Economic sociologists would gain from as well as enjoy reading this collection of essays by Barrington Moore. Social historians would equally appreciate these essays, written by a scholar who has spent many decades researching social aspects of the economy. This book provides important perspectives on moral problems in the everyday life of people living in different economies. The essays explore authority, inequality, and justice.
--Severyn T. Bruyn "Contemporary Sociology"