Sociology and Sociological Theory
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Social and Economic Transformation in East Central Europe
Terry Cox, Bob Mason
‘This book is a thorough and insightful account of changes in social institutions and patterns of social relations resulting from political restructuring and economic reforms. This book is a valuable empirical addition to the historical-... -
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The SOciology of Politics
Edited by William Outhwaite, Luke Martell
‘. . . this reader is a must for the enthusiastic. . .’ – Stephen Hunt, Reviewing Sociology This scholarly collection presents some of the most important classical and contemporary texts of relevance to political sociology. Volume I off... -
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Structural Adjustment without Mass Unemployment?
Edited by Simon Clarke
‘The book will be of great interest to specialists both on labour markets and labour relations in general and on the Russian and other ex-communist economies. It addresses fundamental issues, and deserves to be widely cited.’ – Philip H... -
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the sociology of the military
Edited by Giuseppe Caforio
‘This is one good compendium of military sociology . . . This book would be very useful for the committee members of the next pay commission, besides those interested in a psychological and militaristic analysis of the vast subject of mi... -
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Social Stratification
Edited by John Holmwood
This major new three volume reference collection includes both classic and contemporary papers and covers the main issues of stratification – status, class, occupation, gender, race and ethnicity. Each article represents a distinctiv... -
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The Sociology of Gender
Edited by Sarah Franklin
The Sociology of Gender combines 21 classic articles on this important topic with a broad-ranging editorial introduction. Emphasizing the categorical function of ‘gender’ as a social technology, this volume develops a unique approach to... -
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Early French Feminisms, 1830–1940
Felicia Gordon, Máire Cross
‘Previously untranslated and often unpublished, these writings - especially Pelletier’s fragmentary memoirs, which will certainly spark a controversial reassessment of that often enigmatic and troubled feminist pioneer - will delight ser... -
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The Sociology of the Sciences
Edited by Helga Nowotny, Klaus Taschwer
The Sociology of the Sciences represents one of the most vivid fields in the social sciences today. From a former subfield of sociology, social studies of science and technology (STS) have transformed into a transdisciplinary field of re... -
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THE SOCIOLOGY OF RURAL COMMUNITIES
Edited by Graham Crow
The Sociology of Rural Communities brings together material from a wide range of sources to cover the key issues in this field. Following the editorial introduction, the collection deals in successive chapters with theories of rural soc... -
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Economic Sociology
Edited by Richard Swedberg
According to Joseph Schumpeter, ‘economic sociology’ is an area of interest to both economists and sociologists. Economic sociology is generally considered to have been invented towards the end of the nineteenth century when it quickly... -
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THE SOCIOLOGY OF URBAN COMMUNITIES
Edited by Michael Harloe
The Sociology of Urban Communities provides an authoritative collection of over 60 key articles by leading international contributors to urban sociology, together with an introductory article by the editor. The coverage is comprehensive... -
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Social Theory and the Crisis of State Socialism
Larry Ray
‘This is an ambitious, informative and important book. . . . I recommend this book warmly’ – Ivan Szelenyi, Slavonic Review The collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union requires a major rethink of many so...