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The Sociological Ambition
SAGE Publications 2001; US$ 64.00This book situates sociology in its historical, philosophical and theological contexts and examines how the founders of the discipline developed competing analyses of the processes elementary to social and moral life through their distinctive sociological contributions. Surveying a range of sociological analyses from Comte to feminism, postmodernism... more...
Key Concepts in Medical Sociology
SAGE Publications 2004; US$ 65.00'A must have for students and lecturers alike. Students because it gives them model essays on frequently set topics, lecturers because it gives them thumbnail overviews and up to date bibliographies on topics they might not cover in their courses.' - Kevin White Reader in Sociology, Australian National University more...
Max Weber and Postmodern Theory
Palgrave Macmillan 2002; US$ 41.00This book explores the contemporary nature of Max Weber's work by looking in detail at his key concepts of rationalization and disenchantment. Thematic parallels are drawn between Weber's rationalization thesis and the critiques of contemporary culture developed by Jean-Francois Lyotard, Michel Foucault and Jean Baudrillard. It is suggested that these... more...
Rethinking Durkheim and his Tradition
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 42.00This book offers a major reassessment of the work of Durkheim in the context of a French philosophical tradition that had seriously misinterpreted Kant by interpreting his theory of the categories as psychological faculties. Durkheim's sociological theory of the categories is an attempt to provide another way of understanding Kant. more...
Diaspora Criticism
Edinburgh University Press 2006; US$ 107.46Diaspora criticism takes the concept ?diaspora? as its object of inquiry and provides a framework for discussing displaced communities in a way that takes contemporary social, cultural and economic pressures into account. It also offers an alternative to Postcolonial Studies. This book is the first to provide an accessible overview of the critical... more...
Critical Theories of Globalization
Palgrave Macmillan 2006; US$ 41.00This accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of globalization and its consequences from the perspective of social and political critical theory. Thematic chapters provoke student inquiry and the book shows how the views of critical theorists are crucial to understanding the global processes shaping the world today. more...
Quantum Jump
Insomniac Press 1998; US$ 16.95Quantum Jump was written for individuals trying to make sense of the rapid social and political changes overtaking their lives. Clement explains how our civilization is undergoing a translation similar to the European Renaissance, the development of managed agriculture or the invention of writing. Each of these eras brought about new world-views and... more...
Cosmos and Hearth
University of Minnesota Press 1996; US$ 58.50In a volume that represents the culmination of his life?s work in considering the relationship between culture and landscape, eminent scholar Yi-Fu Tuan argues that ?cosmos? and ?hearth? are two scales that anchor what it means to be fully and happily human. more...
The Quest for Jewish Assimilation in Modern Social Science
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 42.95The transformation of the human sciences into the social sciences in the third part of the 19 th century was closely related to attempts to develop and implement methods for dealing with social tensions and the rationalization of society. This book studies the connections between academic disciplines and notions of Jewish assimilation and integration... more...
Critical Social Theory
SAGE Publications 2004; US$ 51.00Critical theory has left an indelible mark on postwar social thought. But what are the relations between critical theory and 'the cultural turn' ? How did critical theory inform later French critical theorists, such as Lefebvre, Barthes and Baudrillard? This accomplished and accessible book: - Demonstrates the origins of critical theory in... more...









