International Library of Sociology
About the Book Series
The International Library of Sociology (ILS) is the most important series of books on sociology ever published. Founded in the 1940s by Karl Mannheim, the series became the forum for pioneering research and theory, marked by comparative approaches and the identification of new directions in sociology, publishing major figures in Anglo-American and European sociology, from Durkheim and Weber to Parsons and Gouldner, and from Ossowski and Klein to Jasanoff and Walby.
Its new editors, John Holmwood (University of Nottingham, UK) and Vineeta Sinha (National University of Singapore), plan to develop the series as a truly global project, reflecting new directions and contributions outside its traditional centres, and connecting with the original aim of the series to produce sociological knowledge that addresses pressing global social problems and supports democratic debate.
Transitional Economic Systems: The Polish Czech Example
1st Edition
By Dorothy W. Douglas
May 03, 2013
This is Volume XI of a series of eleven of Economic and Society. Originally published in 1953, this includes a look at the Polish-Czech example- looking at the influence if USSR and bases of change in Poland; Czechoslovakia, commonalities and their transition to socialism....
City & Region Ils 169
1st Edition
By Robert E Dickinson
February 28, 2013
This is Volume II of thirteen in a series on Urban and Regional Sociology. Originally published in 1964. This book, like its predecessor in this series (City Region and Regionalism, 1947), is not about planning. It is concerned with the inherent geographical structure of society upon which planning...
The Educational Thought and Influence of Matthew Arnold
1st Edition
By W.F. Connell
February 28, 2013
Drawing on the great wealth of knowledge and experience of education practitioners and theorists, these volumes explore the very important relationship between education and society. These book became standard texts for actual and intending teachers. Drawing upon comparative material from Israel ...
Unintended Outcomes of Social Movements: The 1989 Chinese Student Movement
1st Edition
By Fang Deng
November 28, 2012
Why did the 1989 Chinese student movement end in violent confrontation at Tiananmen Square, despite the fact that both the Chinese government and the students very much wanted to avoid violence? This puzzle, which lies at the heart of the tragic events at Tiananmen, is addressed here from a fresh ...
Historical Sociology
1st Edition
Edited
By A. Weber, Alfred W. Von Martin
May 23, 2012
The subjects covered by this set are wide-ranging and international. Works included seek to understand the social causes and consequences of key events in world history, and the set includes influential work by Georg Misch. Smelser's book on social change in the industrial revolution, included here...
Social Transnationalism: Lifeworlds Beyond The Nation-State
1st Edition
By Steffen Mau
April 30, 2012
In recent decades, the rise of world markets and the technological revolutions in transportation and communication have brought what was once distant and inaccessible within easy reach of the individual. The territorial and social closure that characterized nation-states is fading, and this is ...
Towards Relational Sociology
1st Edition
By Nick Crossley
March 02, 2012
Towards Relational Sociology argues that social worlds comprise networks of interaction and relations. Crossley asserts that relations are lived trajectories of iterated interaction, built up through a history of interaction, but also entailing anticipation of future interaction. In addition, he ...
Revolt, Revolution, Critique: The Paradox of Society
1st Edition
By Bulent Diken
January 26, 2012
In contemporary society the idea of ‘revolution’ seems to have become obsolete. What is more untimely than the idea of revolution today? At the same time, however, the idea of radical change no longer refers to exceptional circumstances but has become normalized as part of daily life. Ours is a ‘...
Jean Baudrillard: Fatal Theories
1st Edition
Edited
By David B. Clarke, Marcus Doel, William Merrin, Richard G. Smith
December 15, 2011
Jean Baudrillard was one of the most influential, radical, and visionary thinkers of our age. His ideas have had a profound bearing on countless fields, from art and politics to science and technology. Once hailed as the high priest of postmodernity, Baudrillard’s sophisticated theoretical analyses...
Delinquency and Opportunity: A Study of Delinquent Gangs
1st Edition
By Richard A. Cloward, L.E. Ohlin
December 08, 2011
First published in 1998. This is Volume VI of the twelve in the Sociology of Youth and Adolescence series and focuses on delinquent subcultures and theories around masculine identification, adolescence and lower-class culture, alienation and illegitimate means. This study is an attempt to explore ...
India's Changing Villages
1st Edition
By S.C. Dube
December 08, 2011
Published in 1998, India's Changing Villages is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology & Social Policy....
Problems In Education Ils 232
1st Edition
By Brian Holmes
November 25, 2011
First published in 1998. This book is concerned with the methodology and is a result of the author’s thoughts over a twenty year period about the theoretical problems associated with the study of comparative education....