Books by Irving Horowitz

In his new introduction to The Anarchists, Horowitz points out that anarchism is an ideology in search of a movement, and also a psychology in search of a polity

The author puts this book in the best possible context by referring to the "magisterial and paradoxical Dr

Professing Sociology was originally published at a time when sociology commanded widespread interest and public funding

*Winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Biography and Autobiography This is the story of the making of a world-famous sociologist

Review essays and statements written for special occasions may reveal as much about the writer as those written about; this is the presumption undergirding this collection of thirty-five years of criticism and commentary by Irving Louis Horowitz

Professing Sociology was originally published at a time when sociology commanded widespread interest and public funding

"Behemoth", derives from the Hebrew word "Behemah" - a beast. It is an apt description of the State, which grows by turns rivalling and co-opting Society. Political sociology aims to define and understand the relationship between State and Society. This text evolves the canon of political sociogy.

In his new introduction to "The Anarchists", Horowitz points out that anarchism is an ideology in search of a movement, and also a psychology in search of a polity. "The Anarchists" is a collection of theories and practices in the words of those who have rebelled against the restrictive institutions and oppressive conditions of state power.

The Cuban Revolution did not start with the entrance of guerrillas into Havana on January 1, 1959. As Castro himself made clear, that event culminated several years of armed insurrection against Batista regime. This volume explains theory and practice of the regime, absence of internal opposition, and persistence of external support for Castro.