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Edward Shils

255

Works

17,890

Citations

49

h-index

94

i10-index

Research Topics

Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice Legal case studies and regulations

Affiliations

Boston University1996–1996

City College of New York1953–1953

Royal Historical Society1996–1996

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars1965–1965

Chatham House1974–1974

Top Works

Toward a General Theory of Action

Talcott Parsons,Edward Shils,et al.

19512,369 citations

Higher Education Governance and Development

Academic Freedom and Politics

Toward a General Theory of Action.

Clarence Schrag,Talcott Parsons,et al.

19521,700 citations

Working Papers in the Theory of Action.

Guy E. Swanson,Talcott Parsons,et al.

1954949 citations

The Methodology of the Social Sciences.

E. N.,Max Weber,et al.

1951940 citations

The Methodology of the Social Sciences

Ernest Kilzer,Max Weber,et al.

1949935 citations

Cohesion and Disintegration in the Wehrmacht in World War II

Edward Shils,Morris Janowitz

1948914 citations

Toward a General Theory of Action

E. K. Francis,Talcott Parsons,et al.

1952688 citations

Center and Periphery: Essays in Macrosociology

Lous Schneider,Edward Shils

1975647 citations

Primordial, Personal, Sacred and Civil Ties: Some Particular Observations on the Relationships of Sociological Research and Theory

1957492 citations