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.
English Rural Life: Village Activities, Organizations and Institutions
1st Edition
By H. E. Bracey
November 24, 2011
This is Volume IV of thirteen in a series on Urban and Regional Sociology. First published in 1959, it focuses on the village activities, organisation and institutions of English rural life, providing a background of the history of land tenure, the growth of settlements and the development of ...
Functns Soc Conflict Ils 110
1st Edition
Edited
By Lewis A. Coser
November 24, 2011
Published in 1998, Functns Soc Conflict Ils 110 is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology and Social Policy....
Education in Transition: An Interim Report
1st Edition
By H.C. Dent
November 09, 2011
First published in 1998. This is Volume X of twenty-eight in the Sociology of Education series and presents a sociological study of the impact of war on English education from 1939 to 1943. Initially written in 1944. The relationship between the educational system of the social order is being ...
Social Casework Ils 189
1st Edition
By Noel Timms
November 09, 2011
First published in 1998. This volume is IX in the international library of sociology collection and focuses on social casework principles and practice. The text attempts to describe some of the main problems facing caseworkers as they both try to help their clients and to theorize about their ...
Social Relations in a Secondary School
1st Edition
By David Hargreaves, David Hargreaves
November 09, 2011
Drawing on the great wealth of knowledge and experience of education practitioners and theorists, the volumes in the Sociology of Education set of the International library of Sociology explore the very important relationship between education and society. These books became standard texts for ...
Sociology: A Systematic Introduction
1st Edition
By Harry M. Johnson
November 09, 2011
First published in 1998. Part of the International library of Sociology, volume XVI of twenty-two on Social theory and methodology, focuses on giving the reader a systematic introduction to Sociology in the form of a manual of instruction which brings together hundreds of resources....
The Golden Wing: A Sociological Study of Chinese Familism
1st Edition
By Yueh-Hwa Lin
November 09, 2011
First published in 1998. This is Volume X of the fifteen in the Sociology of Gender and the Family series and offers a sociological study of Chinese familism. The Golden Wing written in 1948 is a sociological study written in the form of a novel. Its theme is refreshingly simple in conception but ...
Women's Two Roles: Home and Work
1st Edition
By Viola Klein, Alva Myrdal
November 09, 2011
First published in 1998. This is Volume XV of fifteen in the Sociology of Gender and the Family Series. Originally published in 1956, this study looks at the two roles of women of in the workplace and at home with the aim of looking at social reforms needed for the to reconcile family and a ...
Young Men in Detention Centres Ils 213
1st Edition
By Karl Mannheim
November 09, 2011
First published in 1998. One of the most characteristic patterns of recent English penal policy is the rapid spread of detention centres. Any new development of this kind makes it necessary to examine the possible effects of the new measures and to test by reliable methods of criminological ...
Helvetius: His Life and Place in the History of Educational Thought
1st Edition
By Ian Cumming
March 11, 2011
Published in 1998, Helvetius is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology and Social Policy....
Key Problems of Sociological Theory
1st Edition
By John Rex
February 04, 2011
This is Volume of VII twenty-two on a series on Social Theory and Methodology. Originally published in 1961, this book was written because of the author’s sense of the inadequacies of a sociological tradition dominated by empiricism and positivism. The tradition of empiricism leads to attempts to ...
Marx His Times and Ours
1st Edition
By Rudolf Schlesinger
February 04, 2011
Published in 1998, Marx His Time and Ours is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology and Social Policy....