This new edition is a substantial abridgment and update of Randall Collins's 1975 classic, Conflict Sociology. The first edition represented the most powerful and comprehensive statement of conflict theory in its time. Here, Sanderson has retained the core chapters and added discussions on Collins's and others' work in recent years. An afterword summarizes Collins's latest forays into microsociological theorizing and attempts to demonstrate how his newer microsociology and older macrosociology are connected.

About the Author
Randall Collins, recognized as one of the world's leading sociological theorists and comparative-historical sociologists, is Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. He has authored a dozen books and well over one hundred articles on all aspects of sociological theory. Stephen K. Sanderson is Professor of Sociology at the University of California-Riverside. He is the author of numerous articles and many books, including Evolutionism and Its Critics (Paradigm 2007).

Reviews

"This volume merits careful and critical inclusion in sociology's lexicon of intellectual interpretation. A significant literary addition. Highly recommended."
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Book Information
ISBN 9781594516016
Author Randall Collins
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
Weight(grams) 453g