Sociology of Knowledge Books

New and Published Books

1. Social Origins of Educational Systems

   By Margaret Archer

   Series: Classical Texts in Critical Realism

   First published in 1979, this now classic text presents a major study of the development of educational systems, focusing in detail on those of England, Denmark, France, and Russia - chosen because of their present educational differences and the historical diversity of their cultures and social...

   Published February 3rd 2013 by Routledge
2. Innovation in Socio-Cultural Context

   Edited by Frane Adam, Hans Westlund

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   Innovation - the process of obtaining, understanding, applying, transforming, managing and transferring knowledge - is a result of human collaboration, but it has become an increasingly complex process, with a growing number of interacting parties involved. Lack of innovation is not necessarily...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
3. G.H. Mead

   A Reader

   By G. H. Mead

   Edited by Filipe Carreira da Silva

   Series: Routledge Classics in Sociology

   This book introduces social scientists to the ideas of George Herbert Mead (1863-1931) - one of the most original yet neglected thinkers of early twentieth century sociology. Mead is an exceptional case amongst sociological classics in that, until now, there has been no comprehensive reader of his...

   Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge
4. Privatising the Public University

   The Case of Law

   By Margaret Thornton

   Privatising the Public University: The Case of Law is the first full-length critical study examining the impact of the dramatic reforms that have swept through universities over the last two decades. Drawing on extensive research and interviews in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada, Margaret...

   Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge
5. A Realist Theory of Art History

   By Ian Verstegen

   Series: Ontological Explorations

   As the theoretical alignments within academia shift, this book introduces a surprising variety of realism to abolish the old positivist-theory dichotomy that has haunted Art History. Demanding frankly the referential detachment of the objects under study, the book proposes a stratified,...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Theory of Knowledge (Routledge Revivals)

   A Contribution to Some Problems of Logic and Metaphysics

   By L. T. Hobhouse

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   L. T. Hobhouse (1864-1929) was fundamental to the New Liberal movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He authored many important works in the fields of philosophy, economics and social liberalism. First published in 1896, The Theory of Knowledge considers the content and...

   Published November 19th 2012 by Routledge
7. Knowledge Flows in European Industry

   Edited by Yannis Caloghirou, Anastasia Constantelou, Nicholas Vonortas

   Series: Routledge Studies in Business Organizations and Networks

   The channels and mechanisms of knowledge flows define the links that make up production and innovation systems. As such, they relate directly or indirectly to all policies that affect such systems. Knowledge flows are also directly related to intellectual property protection policies and...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
8. The Social Life of Climate Change Models

   Anticipating Nature

   Edited by Kirsten Hastrup, Martin Skrydstrup

   Series: Routledge Studies in Anthropology

   Drawing on a combination of perspectives from diverse fields, this volume offers an anthropological study of climate change and the ways in which people attempt to predict its local implications, showing how the processes of knowledge making among lay people and experts are not only...

   Published September 18th 2012 by Routledge
9. Gender Trouble Makers

   Education and Empowerment in Nepal

   By Jennifer Rothchild

   Series: New Approaches in Sociology

   International development efforts aimed at improving girls’ lives and education have been well-intended, somewhat effective, but ultimately short-sighted and incomplete. This is because international development efforts often operate under a reductive understanding of the term 'gender' and how it...

   Published July 26th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Social Life of Nanotechnology

    Edited by Barbara Herr Harthorn, John W. Mohr

    Series: Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society

    This book addresses the interconnections and tensions between technological development, the social benefits and risks of new technology, and the changing political economy of a global world system as they apply to the emerging field of nanotechnologies. The basic premise, developed throughout the...

    Published July 25th 2012 by Routledge