Product Description: Authorities ranging from philosophers to politicians nowadays question the existence of concepts of society, whether in the present or the past. This book argues that social concepts most definitely existed in late medieval and early modern England, laying the foundations for modern models of society...read more

Product Description: Examines the continuing relevance of early British sociologists Victor Branford, Patrick Geddes, and their associates.Envisioning Sociology is a landmark work, the first major study of the founding of sociology in Britain and the enormous contributions made by the intellectual circle led by Victor Branford and Patrick Geddes...read more

Product Description: This volume seeks to capture the sociological imagination of Beatrice Webb by enlarging upon her two most notable contributions: her application of the scientific methods to the study of social problems; and the way she turned government into a science to try to combat social problems...read more

Product Description: The British Idealists made significant and lasting contributions to the social and political thought of the nineteenth century. They contributed to all the major debates of their day, including evolution, democracy, the role of the state, education and international relations, and are commonly acknowledged as the forerunners of modern communitarian theory...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This is a collection of interviews with some of the world's most significant sociologists. They include John Rex, Ralf Dahrendorf, Peter Worsley, Anthony Giddens, Howard S. Becker, Laurie Taylor, Michael Mann, Ann Oakley, Peter Townsend, Stuart Hall, and Robert K. Merton.

Product Description: This collection of essays explores the process of social investigation in Victorian Britain. The contributors also assess the possibilities of the data collected for further historical inquiry. Women. Jews, maps, schools, churches and gambling are represented...read more

Michael Young has been involved in such initiatives as the Consumers' Association and the Open University. This is a collection of essays presented to Young on his 80th birthday. The contributors such as Asa Briggs reflect on the range and influence of Young's work.

Product Description: Since the publication of the first edition of "Sociology" journal, some central sociological debates have appeared in its pages. This book aims to present some of the main developments in British sociology, and to examine in particular the way the debates have been reflected in "Sociology"...read more