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.
By Werner Stark
November 02, 2010
Published in 1998, The Fundamental Forms of Social Thought is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology and Social Policy....
By George C. Homans
November 04, 2010
Published in 1998, The Human Group is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology and Social Policy....
By Werner Stark
November 01, 2010
Published in 1998, The Ideal Foundations of Economic Thought is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology & Social Policy....
By Quentin Gibson
February 04, 2011
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 ...
By Walter Goldschmidt
November 02, 2010
Published in 1998, Understanding Human Society is a valuable contribution to the field of Social Science....
By Ole B. Jensen
February 25, 2013
In recent years, the social sciences have taken a ‘mobilities turn’. There has been a developing realisation that mobilities do not ‘just happen’. Mobilities are carefully and meticulously designed, planned and staged (from above). However, they are equally importantly acted out, performed and ...
By Ron P. Dore
February 28, 2013
Incorporating a new expanded introduction. The continuing relevance of Ron Dore's classic study of Japanese urban life and social structures is widely accepted by urban sociologists and other social scientists concerned with the study of modern Japan....
By W.F. Connell
February 28, 2013
Drawing on the great wealth of knowledge and experience of education practitioners and theorists, these volumes explore the very important relationship between education and society. These book became standard texts for actual and intending teachers. Drawing upon comparative material from Israel ...
By Celia Lury
January 15, 1998
In a fascinating account of how technology is altering our consciousness, Celia Lury shows how the manipulation of photographic images and ways of seeing can so redefine the relation between consciousness, the body and memory as to create a 'prosthetic culture' whose capacities both extend and ...
By Joost Van Loon
January 14, 2003
The question as to whether we are now entering a risk society has become a key debate in contemporary social theory. Risk and Technological Culture presents a critical discussion of the main theories of risk from Ulrich Becks foundational work to that of his contemporaries such as Anthony Giddens ...
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By Lewis A. Coser
November 24, 2011
Published in 1998, Functns Soc Conflict Ils 110 is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology and Social Policy....
By S.C. Dube
December 08, 2011
Published in 1998, India's Changing Villages is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology & Social Policy....