Thompson, Prof Kenneth Emile Durkheim (0415285313)
This book examines Durkheim's considerable achievements and situates them in their social and intellectual contexts, with a concise account of the major elements of Durkheim's sociology. The book includes a critical commentary on the four main studies which exemplify Durkheim's contribution to sociology:
The Division of Labour in Society; Suicide; The Rules of Sociological Method and
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life.