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.
Men of Letters and the English Public in the 18th Century: 1600-1744, Dryden, Addison, Pope
1st Edition
By Alexandre Beljame
December 01, 2014
This is Volume VI of nine in collection on Historical Sociology. Originally published in 1948, volume includes the writings of John Dryden, Alexander Pope and Joseph Addison from 1660 to 1744....
New Trends Educ 18 Cent Ils 99
1st Edition
By Nicholas A Hans
December 01, 2014
This is Volume VII of nine in a collection on Historical Sociology. Originally published in 1951, this is a study of educational institutions and movements, social and economic conditions and developments in a period that is seen as the actual realisation of modern education....
Social Class and the Comprehensive School
1st Edition
By Dr Julienne Ford, Julienne Ford
December 01, 2014
Drawing on the great wealth of knowledge and experience of educational 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 ...
The American Science of Politics: Its Origins and Conditions
1st Edition
By Prof. Bernard Crick, Bernard Crick
December 01, 2014
Originally published between 1943 and 1969, the volumes in the International Library of Sociology Political Sociology set were written against a backdrop of rapid and radical political change. Covering topics as wide-ranging as European federalism, democracy and dictatorship and voting, these ...
Discourse Power and Justice
1st Edition
By Michael Adler, Brian Longhurst
November 10, 2014
First Published in 1994. Discourse, Power and Justice is a distinctive and theoretically informed empirical study of the administration of the Scottish prison system. It is based on extensive research and combines theoretical innovation with detailed empirical evidence. The book is located at the ...
Fragmenting Societies?: A Comparative Analysis of Regional and Urban Development
1st Edition
By David C. Thorns
November 10, 2014
First Published in 2004. This book addresses a number of key themes in the debate about the nature of a contemporary capitalist society. It poses the question as to whether the present changes are creating a more fragmented society. Through a comparative historical analysis of Australia, New ...
The Nationalities Problem & Soviet Administration: Selected Readings on the Development of Soviet Nationalities
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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
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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
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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
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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 ‘...