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The Anthem Companion on David Riesman
£ / $Edited by Peter Kivisto
Hardback
9781839992568
February 2025
Forthcoming
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The Anthem Companion to Raymond Boudon
Edited by Christian Robitaille, Robert Leroux
This book seeks to identify the main threads of a resolutely complex course of thought which has contributed greatly to sociology.
Hardback
9781839991455
June 2024
Forthcoming
£195.00 / $195.00This book seeks to identify the main threads of a resolutely complex course of thought which has contributed greatly to sociology.
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The Anthem Companion to Zygmunt Bauman
Edited by Michael Hviid Jacobsen
Bauman’s ideas – his research topic, his hundreds of concepts and his imaginative approach to doing research – remain a source of inspiration for many scholars and researchers working within a variety of different fields and sub-fields, appealing equally to empirical work and theoretical elaboration. This book contains ten chapters devoted to different aspects of Bauman’s work and ideas, and all chapters are devoted to the presentation and discussion of themes and ideas that were characteristic of Bauman’s way of doing and writing sociology.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839988745
October 2023
Active
£165.00 / $165.00Bauman’s ideas – his research topic, his hundreds of concepts and his imaginative approach to doing research – remain a source of inspiration for many scholars and researchers working within a variety of different fields and sub-fields, appealing equally to empirical work and theoretical elaboration. This book contains ten chapters devoted to different aspects of Bauman’s work and ideas, and all chapters are devoted to the presentation and discussion of themes and ideas that were characteristic of Bauman’s way of doing and writing sociology.
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The Anthem Companion to Immanuel Wallerstein
Edited by Patrick Hayden, Chamsy el-Ojeili
The Anthem Companion to Immanuel Wallerstein explores many of the topics central to Wallerstein’s understanding of the modern world-system and offers a comprehensive guide to the full range of his work.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839984723
August 2023
Active
£165.00 / $165.00The Anthem Companion to Immanuel Wallerstein explores many of the topics central to Wallerstein’s understanding of the modern world-system and offers a comprehensive guide to the full range of his work.
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The Anthem Companion to Harold Garfinkel
Edited by Philippe Sormani, Dirk vom Lehn
The Anthem Companion to Harold Garfinkel brings together leading scholars and upcoming researchers in contemporary ethnomethodology to bring out the experimental character of Garfinkel’s legacy in the social sciences and beyond.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839982637
July 2023
Active
£165.00 / $165.00The Anthem Companion to Harold Garfinkel brings together leading scholars and upcoming researchers in contemporary ethnomethodology to bring out the experimental character of Garfinkel’s legacy in the social sciences and beyond.
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The Anthem Companion to Niklas Luhmann
Edited by Ralf Rogowski
The Anthem Companion to Niklas Luhmann is a major contribution to analysing the work of one of the greatest social theorists of the twentieth century. This companion provides the latest scholarly interpretations of a thinker who revolutionised the theoretical foundation of the discipline of sociology.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839984884
February 2023
Active
£165.00 / $165.00The Anthem Companion to Niklas Luhmann is a major contribution to analysing the work of one of the greatest social theorists of the twentieth century. This companion provides the latest scholarly interpretations of a thinker who revolutionised the theoretical foundation of the discipline of sociology.
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The Anthem Companion to David Ricardo
Edited by J.E. King
This edited volume provides a comprehensive survey of the life and work of David Ricardo (1772–1823), a major contributor to the British classical school of political economy.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839982910
January 2023
Active
£165.00 / $165.00This edited volume provides a comprehensive survey of the life and work of David Ricardo (1772–1823), a major contributor to the British classical school of political economy.
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The Anthem Companion to Erving Goffman
Edited by Michael Hviid Jacobsen
The purpose of the volume is to provide a comprehensive overview of Erving Goffman’s continued importance within the field of sociology and related social science disciplines.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839983191
January 2023
Active
£165.00 / $165.00The purpose of the volume is to provide a comprehensive overview of Erving Goffman’s continued importance within the field of sociology and related social science disciplines.
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The Anthem Companion to Peter Berger
Edited by Jonathan B. Imber
Peter L. Berger (1929–2017) was among the most prominent sociologists of the past half century. He co-authored with Thomas Luckmann, The Social Construction of Reality, considered to be a modern classic of social science. His work on social theory, the sociology of religion, third world development, and the role of capitalism in modern life define his enduring importance as a leading figure in social science.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839984549
January 2023
Active
£165.00 / $165.00Peter L. Berger (1929–2017) was among the most prominent sociologists of the past half century. He co-authored with Thomas Luckmann, The Social Construction of Reality, considered to be a modern classic of social science. His work on social theory, the sociology of religion, third world development, and the role of capitalism in modern life define his enduring importance as a leading figure in social science.
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The Anthem Companion to Robert K. Merton
Edited by Charles Crothers, Lorenzo Sabetta
assisted by Larry SternRobert K. Merton (RKM) was an important figure in the mid-nineteenth development of sociology in terms of social theory, methodology and several substantive areas key to understanding modern societies – the sociologies of science, media, professions and bureaucracy. This book reveals the different components of RKM’s work and how each relates to the other.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839981166
September 2022
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£195.00 / $195.00Robert K. Merton (RKM) was an important figure in the mid-nineteenth development of sociology in terms of social theory, methodology and several substantive areas key to understanding modern societies – the sociologies of science, media, professions and bureaucracy. This book reveals the different components of RKM’s work and how each relates to the other.
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The Anthem Companion to Alfred Schutz
Edited by Michael Barber
This book examines various concepts in Schutz’s philosophical theory and considers issues in theory of knowledge, social science, and the theory of society.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839983672
August 2022
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£195.00 / $195.00This book examines various concepts in Schutz’s philosophical theory and considers issues in theory of knowledge, social science, and the theory of society.
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The Anthem Companion to Norbert Elias
Edited by Stephen Mennell, Alex Law
The book brings together authoritative chapters by leading experts in the sociology of Elias. It charts Elias’s ambition to create an integrative sociological framework across a wide range of studies and assesses its continuing relevance for addressing significant issues facing sociology today.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839986673
May 2022
Active
£165.00 / $165.00The book brings together authoritative chapters by leading experts in the sociology of Elias. It charts Elias’s ambition to create an integrative sociological framework across a wide range of studies and assesses its continuing relevance for addressing significant issues facing sociology today.
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The Anthem Companion to Émile Durkheim
Edited by Gregor Fitzi, Nicola Marcucci
The Anthem Companion to Émile Durkheim intends to offer different practical attempts to build on Durkheim’s legacy and investigate the issues and controversies that characterise contemporary societies and thus contribute to develop further this path of critical enquiry into ‘classical sociology’.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839981197
April 2022
Active
£195.00 / $195.00The Anthem Companion to Émile Durkheim intends to offer different practical attempts to build on Durkheim’s legacy and investigate the issues and controversies that characterise contemporary societies and thus contribute to develop further this path of critical enquiry into ‘classical sociology’.
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The Anthem Companion to Raymond Aron
Edited by Joachim Stark, Christopher Adair-Toteff
Raymond Aron is an exceptional figure among twentieth-century sociological and political thinkers. The book focuses on the sociological work of this author of the century, who analyzed his age both in its grand-scale political and socio-economic traits and in the complex social and political ramifications of its day-to-day life.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781839980039
December 2021
Active
£195.00 / $195.00Raymond Aron is an exceptional figure among twentieth-century sociological and political thinkers. The book focuses on the sociological work of this author of the century, who analyzed his age both in its grand-scale political and socio-economic traits and in the complex social and political ramifications of its day-to-day life.
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The Anthem Companion to Philip Selznick
Edited by Paul van Seters
The Anthem Companion to Philip Selznick is a collection of essays by renowned authors on the preeminent sociologist.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785278259
August 2021
Active
£195.00 / $195.00The Anthem Companion to Philip Selznick is a collection of essays by renowned authors on the preeminent sociologist.
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The Anthem Companion to Maurice Halbwachs
Edited by Robert Leroux, Jean-Christophe Marcel
This book seeks to place Louis Maurice Halbwachs in his historical and intellectual context, showing that his work was sensitive to the events of his time, and that the development of his analysis could be influenced by happenstance.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781785276804
July 2021
Active
£195.00 / $195.00This book seeks to place Louis Maurice Halbwachs in his historical and intellectual context, showing that his work was sensitive to the events of his time, and that the development of his analysis could be influenced by happenstance.
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The Anthem Companion to Robert N. Bellah
Edited by Matteo Bortolini
‘The Anthem Companion to Robert Bellah’ is the first major collection of writings on the life and work of one of the foremost twentieth-century sociologists of religion.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781783089628
June 2019
Active
£125.00 / $125.00‘The Anthem Companion to Robert Bellah’ is the first major collection of writings on the life and work of one of the foremost twentieth-century sociologists of religion.
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The Anthem Companion to Alexis de Tocqueville
Edited by Daniel Gordon
‘The Anthem Companion to Alexis de Tocqueville’ contains original interpretations of Tocqueville’s major writings on democracy and revolution as well as his lesser- known writings on colonies, prisons and minorities. Each chapter compares Tocqueville’s ideas on a given subject with those of other leading social theorists.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781783089758
May 2019
Active
£125.00 / $125.00‘The Anthem Companion to Alexis de Tocqueville’ contains original interpretations of Tocqueville’s major writings on democracy and revolution as well as his lesser- known writings on colonies, prisons and minorities. Each chapter compares Tocqueville’s ideas on a given subject with those of other leading social theorists.
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The Anthem Companion to Philip Rieff
£115.00 / $115.00Edited by Jonathan B. Imber
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781783081523
April 2018
Active
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The Anthem Companion to Gabriel Tarde
£115.00 / $115.00Edited by Robert Leroux
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857281791
March 2018
Active
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The Anthem Companion to Ernst Troeltsch
Edited by Christopher Adair-Toteff
‘The Anthem Companion to Ernst Troeltsch’ is a collection of eight essays by well-regarded Troeltsch specialists covering a wide range of topics of his thinking.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781783082773
December 2017
Active
£115.00 / $115.00‘The Anthem Companion to Ernst Troeltsch’ is a collection of eight essays by well-regarded Troeltsch specialists covering a wide range of topics of his thinking.
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The Anthem Companion to Karl Mannheim
Edited by Volker Meja, David Kettler
“The Anthem Companion to Karl Mannheim” is an international collection of original articles on the classical sociologist Karl Mannheim and documents the current revitalization of the reception of this social thinker. Using “learning from Mannheim” as its motif, the chapters in this volume favor fresh negotiations with his works, including the writings published posthumously in recent decades.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781783084807
December 2017
Active
£115.00 / $115.00“The Anthem Companion to Karl Mannheim” is an international collection of original articles on the classical sociologist Karl Mannheim and documents the current revitalization of the reception of this social thinker. Using “learning from Mannheim” as its motif, the chapters in this volume favor fresh negotiations with his works, including the writings published posthumously in recent decades.
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The Anthem Companion to Robert Park
Edited by Peter Kivisto
Not making a case for or against Robert Park, ‘The Anthem Companion to Robert Park’ encourages readers to consider the virtue of rethinking—and rereading—this major figure in American sociology.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857281845
June 2017
Active
£115.00 / $115.00Not making a case for or against Robert Park, ‘The Anthem Companion to Robert Park’ encourages readers to consider the virtue of rethinking—and rereading—this major figure in American sociology.
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The Anthem Companion to Auguste Comte
Edited by Andrew Wernick
A collection of new essays on Auguste Comte by leading Comte scholars, social theorists, philosophers and intellectual historians. The collection aims to further the critical re-examination of Auguste Comte, an important but long neglected figure, while also providing a multi-faceted introduction to key aspects of his thought, its genesis and its place in the modern Western tradition.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857281852
May 2017
Active
£115.00 / $115.00A collection of new essays on Auguste Comte by leading Comte scholars, social theorists, philosophers and intellectual historians. The collection aims to further the critical re-examination of Auguste Comte, an important but long neglected figure, while also providing a multi-faceted introduction to key aspects of his thought, its genesis and its place in the modern Western tradition.