Why has The Great Transformation become a model for historical sociology?
For its in-depth study of market's impact on society
Because it's a bestseller
Due to its controversial views
Because of its opposing viewpoint to Darwin
Answer
The Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi has become a model for historical sociology because of its in-depth study of market's impact on society. Polanyi argues that the market economy is a recent invention, and that it has had a profound impact on the way that societies are organized.
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