Shils, Edward, 1910-1995.

The constitution of society / Edward Shils ; With a new introduction by the author. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1982. - xxx, 383 p. ; 22 cm. - The Heritage of sociology . - 301 .

Essays reprinted from the author's previous works: The intellectuals and the powers, and other essays, Center and periphery, and The calling of sociology and other essays on the pursuit of learning.

Includes bibliogr. references.

The integration of society - Society and societies - The theory of mass society - Center and periphery - Charisma - Charisma, order, and status - Deference - The intellectuals and the powers - Ideology - Intellectuals and the center of society - Tradition, ecology, and institution in the history of sociology.

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Intellectuals.
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Knowledge, Sociology of.

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