Contents 
Preface 
Introduction 
List of abbreviations used 
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Part 1: Marx 
Marx’s early writings 
2 Historical materialism 
The relations of production and class structure 
The theory of capitalist development 
Part 2: Durkheim 
5 Durkheim’s early works 
6 Durkheim's conception of sociological method 
Individualism, socialism and the ‘ occupational groups 
8 Religion and moral discipline 
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Part 3: Max Weber 
9 Max Weber: Protestantism and capitalism 19 
10 Weber's methodological essays 133 
11 Fundamental concepts of sociology 145 
12 Rationalisation. the ‘world religions’. and western capitalism 169 
Part 4: Capitalism, socialism and social theory 
13 Marx’s influence 
14 Religion, ideology and society 
15 Social differentiation and the division of labour 
Postscript: Marx and modern sociology 
Bibliography of works cited in text 
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