{"product_id":"tradition-paperback","title":"Tradition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Shils\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTradition\u003c\/i\u003e, by esteemed sociologist Edward Shils, was the first book to fully explore the history, significance, and future of tradition as a whole. Intent on questioning the meaning of the antitraditionalist impulse in today's society, Shils argues here that the tendency to distrust and rebel against tradition is at the heart of tradition itself; only through suspicion and defiance does tradition actually move forward. Revealing the importance of tradition to social and political institutions, technology, science, literature, religion, and scholarship, \u003ci\u003eTradition \u003c\/i\u003eremains the definitive work on this vital element of our society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Shils is a man of fabled learning, whose mind purrs powerfully like the moth at dusk. I hesitate to use the word \u003ci\u003econservative\u003c\/i\u003e of him because it misses the central concern of his work, which is not conservatism, but the conservation of those human resources and achievements which are richest, and matter most.\"--David A. Martin, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTradition\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject that encompasses the totality of tradition in all its multifaceted variables and functions. . . . It is a landmark analytical and theoretical sociological study that not only fills a need but also provides a basic model and impetus for further research.\"--H. Leon Abrams Jr., \u003ci\u003e Sociology \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Shils\u003c\/b\u003e (1910-95) was the Distinguished Service Professor in the Committee on Social Thought and in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago. He was the author of many books, including\u003ci\u003e The Calling of Education\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Constitution of Society\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9.06 x 7.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724501913663,"sku":"9780226753263","price":71.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a51c149cc315e505d5eef14372f86c15.webp?v=1765102888","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/tradition-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}