Book Series
International Library of Sociology
New & Published Titles:
Class, Race and Social Structure
Titles in this highly international set consider every problem of socio-political importance that affected society in the years following the Second World War. This set… read more1998 | Hardback: 978-0-415-17826-6 (Routledge)
The Sociology of Gender and the Family
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… read more1998 | Hardback: 978-0-415-17827-3 (Routledge)
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The Sociology of Youth and Adolescence
These ground-breaking works led the way to an authoritative understanding of how social interaction moulded young people. Careful observation of vulnerable and troubled children helped… read more1998 | Hardback: 978-0-415-17828-0 (Routledge)
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The Sociology of Work and Organization
Spanning the work of Durkheim, Hollowell and Levy, this set was published at the inception of Industrial Relations and Business Studies. Sociologists were interested in… read more1998 | Hardback: 978-0-415-17829-7 (Routledge)
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Urban and Regional Sociology
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… read more1998 | Hardback: 978-0-415-17830-3 (Routledge)
Public Policy, Welfare and Social Work
In seeking to understand society, sociologists in this set sought to understand social institutions. Here sociologists consider the policy and planning implications of attempts to… read more1998 | Hardback: 978-0-415-17831-0 (Routledge)
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The Sociology of Law and Criminology
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… read more1998 | Hardback: 978-0-415-17832-7 (Routledge)
The Sociology of Education
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.… read more1998 | Hardback: 978-0-415-17833-4 (Routledge)
The Sociology of Behaviour and Psychology
In attempting to understand the psychological aspects of the developmental process and socialization, the distinct disciplines of sociology and psychology were brought together for the… read more1998 | Hardback: 978-0-415-17834-1 (Routledge)
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The Sociology of Mental Health
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… read more1998 | Hardback: 978-0-415-17835-8 (Routledge)
Series Details:
The International Library of Sociology is the most important series of books on sociology ever published. Founded in the 1940's by Karl Mannheim, the series became the pioneering and prestigious forum for research and theory, marked by comparative approaches and analysis of new disciplines, such as the sociology of youth and culture. The history of the ILS is the history of modern sociology.
Forthcoming Titles:
Time, Innovation and Mobilities: Travels in Technological Cultures
By Peter Frank Peters
To be published January 20th 2010
Haunting the Knowledge Economy
By Jane Kenway, Elizabeth Bullen, Johannah Fahey, Simon Robb
To be published January 20th 2010
The Cinematic Tourist: Explorations in Globalization, Culture and Resistance
By Rodanthi Tzanelli
To be published January 20th 2010
Aeromobilities
Edited by Saulo Cwerner, Sven Kesselring, John Urry
To be published January 20th 2010
Social Transnationalism: Lifeworlds beyond the nation state
By Steffen Mau
To be published February 26th 2010
Towards Relational Sociology
By Nick Crossley
To be published July 30th 2010
Unintended Outcomes of Social Movements: The 1989 Chinese Student Movement
By Fang Deng
To be published July 30th 2010
Stillness in a Mobile World
Edited by David Bissell, Gillian Fuller
To be published September 30th 2010
Global China
By Lash Scott, Michael Keith, Jakob Arnoldi, Tyler Rooker
To be published October 31st 2010