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Sociology Beyond Societies

Mobilities for the Twenty-First Century

By John Urry

In this ground-breaking contribution to social theory, John Urry argues that the traditional basis of sociology - the study of society - is outmoded in…

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1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-19089-3 (Routledge)

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The Reading of Theoretical Texts

By Peter Ekegren

Since the structuralist debates of the 1970s the field of textual analysis has largely remained the preserve of literary theorists. Social scientists, while accepting that…

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1999 | Hardback: 978-0-415-20772-0 (Routledge)

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Informality

Social Theory and Contemporary Practice

By Barbara Misztal

For most of the twentieth century, modernity has been characterised by the formalisation of social relations as face to face interactions are replaced by impersonal…

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1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-15674-5 (Routledge)

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Durkheim and Representations

Edited by W. S. F. Pickering

Durkheim's sociological thought is based on the premise that the world cannot be known as a thing in itself, but only through representations, rough approximations…

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1999 | Hardback: 978-0-415-19090-9 (Routledge)

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Science and Social Science

An Introduction

By Malcolm Williams

Is social science really a science at all, and if so in what sense? This is the first question that any course on the philosophy…

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1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-19485-3 (Routledge)

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Goffman and Social Organization

Studies of a Sociological Legacy

Edited by Greg Smith

1999 | Hardback: 978-0-415-11204-8 (Routledge)

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Being and Worth

By Andrew Collier

Being and Worth extends recent depth-realist philosophy to the question of values. It…

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1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-20736-2 (Routledge)

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Risk

By Deborah Lupton

We are now living in a 'risk' society: risk analysis, risk assessment and risk management are ever-expanding industries.
In this lively and engaging introduction…

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1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-18334-5 (Routledge)

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Identity Gender & Culture

1998 | Hardback: 978-0-415-11714-2 (Routledge)

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Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences

An Introduction

By David Byrne

This is the first introduction to chaos theory for social science students. It discusses key concepts and shows how the use of complexity theory can…

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1998 | Paperback: 978-0-415-16296-8 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

Contexts of Social Capital: Social Networks in Markets, Communities and Families
Edited by Ray-May Hsung, Nan Lin, Ronald L. Breiger
To be published December 9th 2008

Contemporary Social Theory: An introduction
By Anthony Elliott
To be published December 11th 2008

Globalizing Dissent: Essays on Arundhati Roy
Edited by Ranjan Ghosh, Antonia Navarro-Tejero
To be published December 17th 2008

Aeromobilities
Edited by Saulo Cwerner, Sven Kesselring, John Urry
To be published December 17th 2008

Scientific Realism and Human Emancipation
By Roy Bhaskar
To be published January 20th 2009

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