Critical Theory

Full-text versions of influential sociological writings representing the most important trends of sociological thought from the eighteenth century to the present day. Included are seminal works by such theorists as Harriet Martineau, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Max Weber, Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Jürgen Habermas, Talcott Parsons, Michel Foucault and Jean Baudrillard.

Formal treatises on criticism and aesthetics, discourses on the character or practice of specific genres, theories of imagination, genius and taste, literary biography, criticism and literary history that expresses important general, arguments and precepts, literary prefaces and dedications, rhetorical treatises, poetry which expresses or implies rules of composition or standards of judgement, theoretical works in disciplines other than English literature which have had a major, influence on literary theory.

Past Masters is a collection of primary source full-text editions in philosophy. The series includes collections in the history of political thought and theory, religious studies, education, German studies, sociology, the history and philosophy of science, economics, and classics. The publisher acquires and develops definitive editions of the full corpora of the seminal figures in the history of the human sciences, including published and unpublished works, articles, essays, reviews, and correspondence.

Index and full text of graduate dissertations and theses from North American and European schools and universities, including the University of California.

This database within WorldCat provides bibliographic information on dissertations and theses available in OCLC member libraries. Many theses are available electronically, at no charge, directly from the publishing institution.