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Works by Robert A. Nisbet

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History of the Idea of Progress 91 copies
The Quest for Community: A Study in the Ethics of Order and Freedom (ICS… 72 copies
Twilight of Authority 56 copies
Prejudices: A Philosophical Dictionary 54 copies
The Sociological Tradition 54 copies, 1 review
The Present Age: Progress and Anarchy in Modern America 50 copies
Social Change and History 46 copies
Conservatism: Dream and Reality (Library of Conservative Thought) 35 copies
Social Philosophers 33 copies
Community & Power Formerly The Quest for Community 11 copies
Tradition and Revolt 11 copies
Émile Durkheim 7 copies
Roosevelt and Stalin: The Failed Courtship 7 copies
Sociology as an Art Form 6 copies

The social bond; an introduction to the study of society 5 copies

The Sociology of Emile Durkheim 4 copies

The Degradation of the Academic Dogma 3 copies

The Social Philosophers Community and Conflict in Western Thought 2 copies

Metaphor and History: The Western Idea of Social Development 1 copy

The Decline of Academic Nationalism 1 copy

The Making of Modern Society 1 copy

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1913-09-30

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1996-09-09

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University of California, Berkeley

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