Books in the Ralf Dahrendorf on Class & Society series

First published in English as part of the Essays in the Theory of Society, this volume reissues the stand-alone Homo Sociologicus for which the author wrote a new introduction when it was originally published in 1973.

Originally published in England in 1959, this book evolves a new theory of conflict in industrial society. By way of illustrating and testing this theory, the book provides detailed analyses of various social phenomena.

Originally published in 1968, these ten essays by one of Europe¿s leading sociological theorists deal with important issues on the borderline between sociology and social philosophy and demonstrate the author¿s deep insight into history and political analysis.

Originally published in 1975, Ralf Dahrendorf¿s Reith Lectures were an important contribution to public debate, exploring as they do the theme of the new liberty and being concerned to refashion liberalism to cope with the problems and tension of contemporary societies.