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.
Adorno on Music
1st Edition
By Robert W. Witkin
March 19, 1998
Adorno is one of the leading cultural thinkers of the twentieth century. This is the first detailed account of Adorno's texts on music from a sociological perspective. In clear, non-technical language, Robert Witkin guides the reader through the complexities of Adorno's argument about the link ...
The Sociology of Education
1st Edition
By David Hargreaves
March 15, 1998
Drawing on the great wealth of knowledge and experience of educational practitioners and theorists, these volumes explore the very important relationship between education and society. Including classic work by David Hargreaves, these books became standard texts for actual and intending teachers. ...
The Sociology of Law and Criminology
1st Edition
By Terence Morris, Pauline Morris
March 15, 1998
As relevant to today's debates about law and order and punishment as when they were published, titles in this set put forward the central principle that it is impossible to think about contemporary problems without thinking about society. Covering topics such as youth crime, legal aid, youth ...
The Sociology of Mental Health
1st Edition
By Kathleen Jones, S Clement Brown, M Ashdown, Roy Sidebotham
March 15, 1998
Books in this set consider the implications for society, and how society should respond to mental health issues. This comprehensive set covers not only the history of mental health care and institutions, but also the development of psychiatric social work and mental health policy. 'Mental Health ...
Urban and Regional Sociology
1st Edition
By Robert E. Dickinson
March 15, 1998
Increased economic opportunities, population pressure and decline, transportation facilities, rapid growth of cities, the decline of rural communities, all have widely felt social consequences. Books in this set consider the causes and consequences of these social phenomena in various international...
Economics and Society
1st Edition
By Gunnar Myrdal
January 29, 1998
This important set of books gives students and researchers a powerful resource for exploring the complex interrelationship of social and economic theory. Containing classic and groundbreaking works by Parsons and Myrdal, this set is relevant to anyone researching the history and philosophy of ...
Social Theory and Methodology
1st Edition
By Leslie Sklair, Wsevolod W. Isajiw, Werner Stark, Quentin Gibson
January 29, 1998
This comprehensive set introduces the fundamental principles of Sociology as propounded by such great figures as Gerth and Mills, Schlesinger, and Homans. Containing classic works of social theory and empirical research, volumes in this set bring together the British, European and American ...
The Danube Basin and the German Economic Sphere
1st Edition
By Antonin Basch
January 29, 1998
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
The Sociology of Culture
1st Edition
By Ralph Linton, Levin L. Schucking
January 29, 1998
The sociology of culture seeks to locate the world of the arts within the broader context of the institutions and ideology of society. This wide-ranging set covers the sociology of dance, literary taste and cinema. Taking into account also the cultural context of play and child-rearing, this is ...
The Sociology of East Asia
1st Edition
By John F. Embree, Martin C. Yang
January 29, 1998
Written prior to the arrival of Asian Studies as an academic discipline, the volumes in this set were greeted as ground-breaking, eye-opening and exciting by the critics of the day. Containing in-depth analysis of education, politics, wealth, family, housing and leisure in rural and urban areas of ...
The Sociology of Gender and the Family
1st Edition
By Alva Myrdal, Josephine Klein, Viola Klein
January 29, 1998
As increased access to employment and educational opportunities brought dramatic changes to women's lives, sociologists began to look at the effect of women's changing roles on their children and families. Based on empirical investigations and personal experience, the studies included here set out ...
The Sociology of Religion
1st Edition
By Andrew Wyatt
January 29, 1998
No study of religious practice, ancient or modern, is complete without reference to the work of sociologists on religious practice. This set explores the social, economic and behavioural contexts of religious activity. It includes volumes by key anthropologist Werner Stark and economist Frank ...