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Palgrave Jane Austen and Modernization Sociological Readings by J. Thompson
Jane Austen wrote when sociology was being established as the new discipline to understand social issues such as urbanization and industrialization. Drawing on landmark sociologists such as Durkheim and Bourdieu, this study argues that the novels of Austen were heavily influenced by these early developments in sociology._x000D_ Table of contents :- _x000D_
1. Introduction: Jane Austen and Modernization 2. Authority in Mansfield Park and Persuasion : Durkheim, Weber, and Parsons 3. Emma , Simmel, and Sociability 4. Pride and Prejudice , Goffman, and Strategic Interaction 5. Northanger Abbey , Sense and Sensibility , and Frame Analysis 6. Conclusion: History, Sociology, and Literature_x000D_