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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.

340 Series Titles


Patterns of Peacemaking

Patterns of Peacemaking

1st Edition

By A. Briggs, E. Meyer, David Thomson
November 09, 2010

This is Volume XIII of eighteen in a series on Political Sociology. Originally published in 1945, this books makes a systematic survey and analysis, as objective as possible, of the tendencies most likely to govern peace-making. The authors intended to avoid making any specific recommendations of ...

Philosophy of Wilhelm Dilthey

Philosophy of Wilhelm Dilthey

1st Edition

By H.A. Hodges
November 09, 2010

First published in 1998.This is Volume VIII of twenty-two in the Sociology of Social Theory and Methodology series. Written in 1952, this book looks at the concepts behind the German philosopher Wilhelm Dilthey, whose ideas extend into several fields of learning, of which philosophy is only one. ...

Studies in Economic Development

Studies in Economic Development

1st Edition

By Alfred Bonne
November 09, 2010

This is Volume X in a series of eleven on Economics and Society. Originally published in 1957, this study has special reference to the conditions in the underdeveloped areas of Western Asia and India....

The Analysis of Political Behaviour

The Analysis of Political Behaviour

1st Edition

By Harold D. Lasswell
November 09, 2010

This is Volume III of eighteen in collection on Political Sociology. Originally published in 1948, this is an empirical approach to the analysis of political behaviour. The present volume contains a selection of Prof. Lasswell's articles and papers on politics— the science and the art of management...

The Logic of Liberty Reflections and Rejoinders

The Logic of Liberty: Reflections and Rejoinders

1st Edition

By Michael Polanyi
November 09, 2010

This is Volume XI of eighteen in the Political Sociology Series and looks at the rejections and rejoinders of the logic of liberty, originally published in 1951....

Dance In Society        Ils 85

Dance In Society Ils 85

1st Edition

By Frances Rust
November 04, 2010

This is Volume II of nine in a collection on the Sociology of Culture. Originally published in 1969 this is an analysis of the relationship between the social dance and society in England from the Middle Ages to the 1960s....

Education and Society

Education and Society

1st Edition

By A.K.C. Ottaway
November 04, 2010

This volume is an introduction to the sociology of education and was originally published in 1953. This volume will be useful for teachers in university training departments and training colleges, as an introductory study that expounds the social significance of education....

Farewell European Hist  Ils 95

Farewell European Hist Ils 95

1st Edition

Edited By A. Weber
November 04, 2010

First published in 1998. This is Volume III of nine in the historical sociology series focusing on the idea of a farewell to European history or the conquest of nihilism. It was written during the last phase of the war when it was clear that the war was turning into an event that would ...

Mission of the University

Mission of the University

1st Edition

By Jose Ortega y Gasset
November 04, 2010

In 1930, the great Spanish philosopher Jos Ortega y Gasset set forth a program for reforming the modern Spanish university. Aware that the missions of the university are many and often competing, Ortega built his program around a conception of a general culture that knows no national boundaries or ...

Oppression A Study in Social and Criminal Psychology

Oppression: A Study in Social and Criminal Psychology

1st Edition

By Tadesuz Grygier
November 04, 2010

Published in 1998, Oppression is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology and Social Policy....

Soc Relign Pt5:Typ Rel  Ils 83

Soc Relign Pt5:Typ Rel Ils 83

1st Edition

By W H Bruford
November 04, 2010

Published in 1998, Soc Relign Pt5: Typ Rel IIs 83 is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology....

Societies In Making     Ils 89

Societies In Making Ils 89

1st Edition

By H Jennings
November 04, 2010

Published in 1998, Societies In Making IIs 89 is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology & Social Policy....

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