Books by Nicholas J. Spykman

Contemporary sociology increasingly seems to be adopting a perspective similar to that on which Georg Simmel's analysis and interpretations rested

Less than a year after the United States entered the Second World War, Nicholas Spykman wrote a book that placed the war effort in the broader context of the 1940s global balance of power

To a significant degree, sociologists continue to turn to Simmel for a basic understanding of the forms and processes of social life. Nicholas Spykman's 'The Social Theory of Georg Simmel', originally published in 1925, was the first comprehensive account of Simmel's ideas. It remains a useful summary of the major elements of his thought.