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.
The Sociology of Religion Part Two
1st Edition
By Werner Stark
November 03, 2010
First Published in 1998. This is Volume V of eight in the Sociology of Religion series and includes part two which looks at the sociology of Sectarian Religion in Christendom, exploring the origin and social cause, nature, variety and decay of sects....
The Theory of Social Change
1st Edition
By John McLeish
November 03, 2010
This is Volume XIX of twenty-two in the Social Theory and Methodology series. First published in 1969, this study looks at four views of the theory of social change and is intended for students in social studies, education and social psychology at university level....
Theory of Collective Behaviour
1st Edition
Edited
By Neil J. Smelser
November 03, 2010
This is Volume XVII of eighteen of a series on the Sociology of Behaviour and Psychology. First published in 1962, this study offers a theoretical synthesis of collective behavior....
Transformation Scene: The Changing Culture of a New Guinea Village
1st Edition
By Ian Hogbin
November 03, 2010
This is Volume XVIII of eighteen in a series on the Sociology of Development. Originally published in 1951, this is a book about the changing culture of a New Guinea village....
Causation and Functionalism in Sociology
1st Edition
By Wsevolod W. Isajiw
November 02, 2010
This is Volume I of twenty-two in the Social Theory and Methodology series. First published in 1968 this text looks at an analysis of functionalism by means of the notion of causality. It is a study of functionalism, yet also an explication of the notion of causality through its application to a ...
Explanation in Social Science
1st Edition
By Robert Brown
November 02, 2010
This is volume II of twenty-two of the Social Theory and Methodology series. Originally published in 1963, the present study has as its aim the discussion of certain questions of philosophical interest as they come to be imbedded in the work of social scientists. It is intended to be an essay which...
Sentiments and Activities
1st Edition
By George Caspar Homans
November 02, 2010
Published in 1998, Sentiments and Activities is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology and Social Policy....
The Fundamental Forms of Social Thought: An Essay in Aid of Deeper Understanding of History of Ideas
1st Edition
By Werner Stark
November 02, 2010
Published in 1998, The Fundamental Forms of Social Thought is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology and Social Policy....
The Nature and Types of Sociological Theory
1st Edition
By Don Martindale
November 02, 2010
First Published in 1998. This is Volume XI of twenty-two in a series on Social Theory and Methodology. Notions are widespread that sociological theory is either an industrious activity on the drawing boards of the architects of fantasy or a branch of esoterics operating in a shadowy realm of ...
Understanding Human Society
1st Edition
By Walter Goldschmidt
November 02, 2010
Published in 1998, Understanding Human Society is a valuable contribution to the field of Social Science....
Value in Social Theory
1st Edition
By Paul Streeten
November 02, 2010
This is Volume XXI of twenty-two in a series on Social Theory and Methodology. First published in 1958, this is a selection of essays on practical methodology when trying to answer the question of what are the new presuppositions of social thought which can do justice to the changes in social ...
William Dilthey
1st Edition
By M. A. Hodges
November 02, 2010
First Published in 1998. This is Volume XXII of twenty-two in the Sociology of Social Theory and Methodology series. Written in 1944, this book serves as an introduction to German philosopher Wilhelm Dilthey, whose trend of his interests and purposes were brought together in a great work, his ...