{"product_id":"principles-of-economic-sociology-9780691130590","title":"Principles of Economic Sociology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe last fifteen years have witnessed an explosion in the popularity, creativity, and productiveness of economic sociology, an approach that traces its roots back to Max Weber. This important new text offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of economic sociology. It also advances the field theoretically by highlighting, in one analysis, the crucial economic roles of both interests and social relations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Richard Swedberg describes the field's critical insights into economic life, giving particular attention to the effects of culture on economic phenomena and the ways that economic actions are embedded in social structures. He examines the full range of economic institutions and explicates the relationship of the economy to politics, law, culture, and gender. Swedberg notes that sociologists too often fail to properly emphasize the role that self-interested behavior plays in economic decisions, while economists frequently underestimate the importance of social relations. Thus, he argues that the next major task for economic sociology is to develop a theoretical and empirical understanding of how interests and social relations work in combination to affect economic action. Written by an author whose name is synonymous with economic sociology, this text constitutes a sorely needed advanced synthesis--and a blueprint for the future of this burgeoning field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Swedberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.86h x 5.90w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691130590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Swedberg\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at Cornell University, where he co-directs its Center for the Study of Economy and Society. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMax Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton) as well as co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Economic Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e (both Princeton).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40087142137971,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":48.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e9f19af0-66eb-4d24-bc74-bd475a9ee709.jpg?v=1652538761","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/principles-of-economic-sociology-9780691130590","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}