Books by Jukka Gronow

In this gripping new intellectual biography, Jukka Gronow examines Karl Kautsky's influence on the European labor movement.

Stalin's Russia is best known for its political repression, forced collectivization and general poverty. This work presents a different aspect of Stalin's rule - the creation of a luxury goods society.

Kaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This book provides a balanced overview of the sociology of consumption, arguing that the enthusiasm of 'the third wave' exaggerated the role of the symbolic and imaginary at the expense of the materiality of human societies.

The Sociology of Taste looks at the role of taste, or the aesthetic reflection, in society at large and in modern society in particular. It illustrates the role of fashion in the formation of collective taste.