Books in the Sage Studies in International Sociology series

Internationally eminent contributors to this book focus on issues of social movements and social class from the perspective of collective action. An important addition to current debate, the text discusses such topics as: middle-class radicalism, racism, class, the institutionalization of movements, urban politics, citizenship, education and democracy.

Sociologies in Dialogue brings together expert contributions from international scholars, who reflect on the importance of collaboration between diverse sociological perspectives to enhance our understanding of the role of sociology as an academic discipline, and as a vehicle for social change.

The latest edited title published in association with the ISA. Twenty chapters from a very strong group of international authors identify, question and transform key assumptions within modern sociology.

Published in association with the International Sociological Association, this book explores financial, social and political crisis and how they affect urban experiences and so too urban theory.

The latest book book in the SAGE Studies in International Sociology series, published in association with the International Sociological Association (ISA).

Published in association with the International Sociological Association, this book explores financial, social and political crisis and how they affect urban experiences and so too urban theory.

International Tourism reconceptualizes the local and the global, avoiding such crude oppositions as centre v periphery, modern v traditional and North v South, demonstrating that the local cannot be understood without the global, and that the global can never be isolated from the regional setting within which it operates.

The latest title in the ISA handbook series (the previous one being The ISA Handbook in Contemporary Sociology, edited by Ann Denis and Devorah Kalekin-Fishman)

Focuses upon the dynamic aspect of civilizations. This book covers topics such as: civilizational analysis and social theory; global civilization and local cultures; civilizational forms; rationalization and civilization; civilizations as zones of prestige; historical and comparative dimensions of civilization; and the clash of civilizations.

Explores the historical development of economic theories of society from Marx, through to Weber, Schumpeter, Polanyi and Parsons. The contribution of economic sociology is demonstrated through critical assessments of key areas of their literature.

This unique Handbook provides state of the art reviews of sociology conducted by prominent scholars. Drawing on dedicated knowledge and expertise, the book constitutes an unrivalled guide to the central theoretical and methodological perspectives in the discipline as a whole.

In recent social and political theory the term 'civil society' has achieved renewed currency. This volume offers a critical examination of the normative sense of 'civil society'. It includes analyses of civil society and democracy, citizenship, race and ethnicity, and post-communism.

The last decade has witnessed a revival of interest in the problems of modernity and modernization. In particular, three major processes have emerged as objects of debate: " The transformations of capitalism manifested in globalization andthe unfolding of post-industrial society" The rapid and strong economic development of countries outside the West" The political and economic transformations in the post-Soviet countriesof Eastern Europe

The contributors to this volume offer both a measured reassessment of the experience of labour movements in the 1980s and a re-interpretation of their role in the new circumstances of the 1990s.

Argues that we can only make sense of environmental issues if we consider them as part of a more encompassing process of social transformation. This book provides a discussion of the central themes in environmental sociology, identifying two traditions: ecological modernization theory and risk society theory.

A collection of cutting edge essays from leading international names in social theory, social movement studies, political sociology and social contestation.

In recent social and political theory the term 'civil society' has achieved renewed currency. This volume offers a critical examination of the normative sense of 'civil society'. It includes analyses of civil society and democracy, citizenship, race and ethnicity, and post-communism.

Cutting edge handbook from the International Sociological Association. Wide in scope and full of global case studies.

Knowledge, communication and creativity are obsessions of contemporary modern societies. The rhetoric of information, imagination, improvisation and play have invaded our daily lives and work spaces. This book offers explorations into the creative processes that are tied to knowledge production.

Offers a collection of essays examining the racialized and gendered effects of contemporary politics of belonging. This work is useful to scholars working in the areas of multiculturalism, globalisation and culture, race and ethnic studies, gender studies and studies of post-partition societies.

Will the cycles of boom and bust, peace and war of the past 500 years continue? The noted international contributors to this volume examine the question of future dominance of the core global systems and include comprehensive discussions of the economic, political and military role of the Pacific Rim, Japan and the former Soviet Union.

Argues that we can only make sense of environmental issues if we consider them as part of a more encompassing process of social transformation. This book provides a thorough discussion of the central themes in environmental sociology, identifying two traditions: ecological modernization theory and risk society theory.

This study aims to provide the key to understanding the new class structure of post-industrial societies with their changing processes of social stratification and mobility. The treatment is interdisciplinary, connecting issues of welfare, stratification and political economy.

Explores the historical development of economic theories of society from Marx, through to Weber, Schumpeter, Polanyi and Parsons. The contribution of economic sociology is demonstrated through critical assessments of key areas of their literature.

Sociologies in Dialogue brings together expert contributions from international scholars, who reflect on the importance of collaboration between diverse sociological perspectives to enhance our understanding of the role of sociology as an academic discipline, and as a vehicle for social change.

A diverse collection of regional experts explore contemporary trends, alternative visions, and new directions for sociological research, raising issues that reflect the complexity of challenges facing future projects on a shared planet.

This edited volume explores significant themes in modern, global sociology, including inequality, structures of power, conceptions of justice and sustainable futures.

Key Texts for Latin American Sociology comprises translations of key texts from the Latin American Sociology canon. It is the first book to curate and then translate these key texts into English, bringing together texts from leading sociologists in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Bolivia, and Uruguay, to provide comprehensive coverage of a wide range of issues in Latin American Sociology.