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 Nationalities Problem & Soviet Administration: Selected Readings on the Development of Soviet Nationalities
1st Edition
By Rudolf Schlesinger
September 11, 2014
First Published in 1998. This is Volume V of eight in the Sociology of the Soviet Union series. Collated in 1956, this is a collection of selected readings and documents about the development of Soviet Nationalites Policies....
Transforming Images: Screens, affect, futures
1st Edition
By Rebecca Coleman
September 11, 2014
Contemporary social and cultural life is increasingly organised around a logic of self-transformation, where changing the body is seen as key. Transforming Images examines how the future functions within this transformative logic to indicate the potential of a materially better time. The book ...
Adolescent Girls in Approved Schools
1st Edition
By Helen J. Richardson
August 12, 2014
This is Volume I of twenty-eight in the Sociology of Education series. Originally published in 1969, Adolescent Girls in Approved Schools looks at the subject of delinquency in relation to women and girls....
Psych Soc Work Gt Brit Ils 264
1st Edition
By Noel Tims
August 12, 2014
This is Volume V of seven in a collection on the Sociology of Mental Health. Originally published in 1964, the object of this book is to study a particular group of social workers, those trained as psychiatric social workers. It was begun in the belief that their work should not be 'left to the ...
Social Policies for Old Age: A Review of Social Provision for Old Age in Great Britain
1st Edition
By B. E. Shenfield
August 12, 2014
First Published in 1998. This is Volume X of eighteen of a series on the Sociology of Public Policy, Welfare and Social Work. Written in 1957 this text provides a review of social provision for old age in Great Britain. This book is intended to make a general review, in the light of the ...
Travel Connections: Tourism, Technology and Togetherness in a Mobile World
1st Edition
By Jennie Germann Molz
August 12, 2014
Living in a world that is increasingly ‘on the move’ means that many of us now rely on mobile devices, social media, and networking technologies to coordinate togetherness with our social networks even when we are apart. Nowhere is this phenomenon more evident than in the emerging practices of ‘...
Foster Care: Theory & Practice (ILS 130)
1st Edition
By V. George
June 03, 2014
First published in 1998. This is Volume VIII of the fifteen in the Sociology of Gender and the Family series. This research was designed to explore primarily the relationship between theory and practice in foster care....
Towards a Sociology of the Cinema (ILS 92)
1st Edition
By Ian Charles Jarvie
May 12, 2014
First published in 1998. This is Volume IX, of nine in the Sociology of Culture series and looks at the a comparative essay on the structure and functioning of a major entertainment industry: the cinema....
Visual Worlds
1st Edition
Edited
By John R Hall, Blake Stimson, Lisa Tamiris Becker
April 09, 2014
As many observers have noted, the world is becoming increasingly visually mediated, with the rise of computers and the internet being central factors in the emergence of new tools and conventions. Exploring the social structure of visuality, this volume contains a collection of essays by ...
Theories of the Information Society
4th Edition
By Frank Webster
March 18, 2014
Information is regarded as a distinguishing feature of our world. Where once economies were built on industry and conquest, we are now part of a global information economy. Pervasive media, expanding information occupations and the development of the internet convince many that living in an ...
A History of Autobiography in Antiquity: Part 1
1st Edition
By Georg Misch
February 25, 2014
This is Volume IV of 9 historical works from the International Library of Sociology. This is part one of two looking at the history of the autobiography. Appearing in isolation as they do, autobiographies demand for their description and appreciation, a comprehensive view of the development of the ...
A History of Autobiography in Antiquity
1st Edition
By Georg Misch
February 25, 2014
This is Volume V of nine historical works from the International Library of Sociology. This is part two of two looking at the history of the autobiography. Appearing in isolation as they do, autobiographies demand for their description and appreciation, a comprehensive view of the development of ...