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Handbook of the Sociology of Religion by Michele Dillon 9780521806244
Booksplease Price: £77.10This Handbook showcases research and thinking in the sociology of religion. The contributors, all active writers and researchers in the area, provide original chapters focusing on select aspects of... -
Handbook of the Sociology of Religion by Michele Dillon 9780521000789
Booksplease Price: £49.54This Handbook showcases research and thinking in the sociology of religion. The contributors, all active writers and researchers in the area, provide original chapters focusing on select aspects of... -
Postsecular Catholicism: Relevance and Renewal by Michele Dillon 9780190693008
Booksplease Price: £40.19The Catholic Church faces the challenge of maintaining its relevance in an increasingly secularized society. On issues ranging from sexuality and gender equality to economic policy and social... -
Catholic Identity: Balancing Reason, Faith, and Power by Michele Dillon 9780521639590
Booksplease Price: £41.37It has been well documented that American Catholics tend to be Catholics on their own terms, or choose to remain Catholic while selectively embracing official Church doctrine. But why do Catholics... -
Catholic Identity: Balancing Reason, Faith, and Power by Michele Dillon 9780521630443
Booksplease Price: £95.79It has been well documented that American Catholics tend to be Catholics on their own terms, or choose to remain Catholic while selectively embracing official Church doctrine. But why do Catholics... -
In the Course of a Lifetime: Tracing Religious Belief, Practice, and Change by Michele Dillon 9780520249011
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £25.21"In the Course of a Lifetime" provides an unprecedented portrait of the dynamic role religion plays in the everyday experiences of Americans over the course of their lives. The book draws from a... -
Introduction to Sociological Theory: Theorists, Concepts, and their Applicability to the Twenty-First Century by Michele Dillon
Booksplease Price: £61.22The revised third edition of the text that combines classical and contemporary theories of sociological theory Thoroughly revised and updated, the third edition of an Introduction to Sociological... -
Introduction to Sociological Theory: Theorists, Concepts, and their Applicability to the Twenty-First Century by Michele Dillon 9781119887416
RRP: £35.95Booksplease Price: £35.37Introduces both classical and contemporary sociological theory in a single comprehensive volume Introduction to Sociological Theory helps undergraduate and graduate students appreciate the diverse... -
Concise Reader in Sociological Theory – Theorists, Concepts, and Current Applications by M Dillon
RRP: £35.95Booksplease Price: £34.87Essential writings from classical and contemporary sociological theorists engagingly introduced and brought to life for students This Concise Reader in Sociological Theory contains excerpts from the... -
The Post-Secular in Question: Religion in Contemporary Society by Philip S. Gorski
RRP: £58.00Booksplease Price: £48.01The Post-Secular in Question considers whether there has in fact been a religious resurgence of global dimensions in recent decades. This collection of original essays by leading academics represents... -
Explaining Social Life: A Guide to Using Social Theory by Julia Parker 9781137007643
Booksplease Price: £41.78This distinctive text makes social theory accessible to and usable by students. Whereas social theory is often seen as abstract, esoteric and separate from our understanding of the social world, here... -
Catholicism at a Crossroads: The Present and Future of America’s Largest Church Maureen K. Day 9781479832187
RRP: £26.99Booksplease Price: £23.78Offers a big picture analysis of American Catholicism The Catholic Church is at a crossroads. In the United States alone there are many challenges facing the church that are both internal and... -
Catholicism at a Crossroads: The Present and Future of America’s Largest Church Maureen K. Day 9781479832170
RRP: £79.00Booksplease Price: £64.42Offers a big picture analysis of American Catholicism The Catholic Church is at a crossroads. In the United States alone there are many challenges facing the church that are both internal and... -
Studying Religion and Society: Sociological Self-Portraits by Titus Hjelm
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £39.69How do you study religion and society? In this fascinating book, some of the most famous names in the field explain how they go about their everyday work of studying religions in the field. They... -
Thoreau and the Sociological Imagination: The Wilds of Society by Shawn Chandler Bingham 9780742560598
Booksplease Price: £40.79Thoreau and the Sociological Imagination: The Wilds of Society is the first in-depth sociological examination of the ideas of Henry David Thoreau. Through explorations of Thoreau's intellectual links... -
The Anthem Companion to Erving Goffman by Michael Hviid Jacobsen 9781839983191
RRP: £120.00Booksplease Price: £116.34The purpose of the volume-as with the other volumes published in the Anthem Press "Companion to Sociology" series-is to provide a comprehensive overview of Erving Goffman's continued appeal and... -
The Church Confronts Modernity: Catholicism Since 1950 in the United States, Ireland, and Quebec by Leslie Woodcock Tentler 9780813214948
Booksplease Price: £33.04The Chruch Confronts Modernity assesses the history of Roman Catholicism since 1950 in the United States, the Republic of Ireland, and the Canadian province of Quebec. All three locales in 1950,... -
Religion in Personality Theory by Frederick S. Walborn 9780124078642
RRP: £73.99Booksplease Price: £67.51Religion in Personality Theory makes clear the link between theory and research and personality and religion. Presently, most personality texts have a limited discussion of religion and reference few... -
The Anthem Companion to Alfred Schutz by Michael Barber 9781839983672
RRP: £120.00Booksplease Price: £116.34Given that Schutz was a philosopher and a social scientist, this book will examine topics in Schutz's philosophical-phenomenological theory of the social world, such as the second person, the... -
Religion in the Contemporary World: A Sociological Introduction by Alan Aldridge 9780745653464
RRP: £55.00Booksplease Price: £49.05In the new edition of this widely praised text, Alan Aldridge examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions. Religion is a powerful and controversial force in the... -
The Religious Lives of Older Laywomen: The Last Active Anglican Generation by Dr Abby Day 9780198739586
Booksplease Price: £89.86The Religious Lives of Older Laywomen draws on ethnographic fieldwork, cross-cultural comparisons, and relevant theories exploring the beliefs, identities, and practices of 'Generation A'--Anglican... -
Lived Religion in Latin America: An Enchanted Modernity by Gustavo Morello, SJ 9780197579633
RRP: £25.99Booksplease Price: £24.58What does the practice of religion look like in Latin American today? In this book, which examines religious practice in three Latin American cities-- Lima, Peru; Cordoba, Argentina; and Montevideo,... -
Lived Religion in Latin America: An Enchanted Modernity by Gustavo Morello, SJ 9780197579626
Booksplease Price: £95.90What does the practice of religion look like in Latin American today? In this book, which examines religious practice in three Latin American cities-- Lima, Peru; Cordoba, Argentina; and Montevideo,... -
The Anthem Companion to Philip Selznick by Paul van Seters 9781785278259
RRP: £120.00Booksplease Price: £116.34The Anthem Companion to Philip Selznick is a collection of essays by renowned authors on the preeminent sociologist, Philip Selznick (1919-2010). He is widely recognized for his major contributions... -
The Anthem Companion to Everett Hughes by Rick Helmes-Hayes 9780857281784
RRP: £70.00Booksplease Price: £67.74The Anthem Companion to Everett Hughes is a comprehensive and updated critical discussion of Hughes's contribution to sociology and his current legacy in the social sciences. A global team of... -
The Anthem Companion to Pierre Bourdieu by Professor Derek Robbins 9781783085613
RRP: £70.00Booksplease Price: £67.74'The Anthem Companion to Pierre Bourdieu' provides an introduction to the French sociologist's thought and an evaluation of the international significance of his work from a range of national... -
The Anthem Companion to Gabriel Tarde by Robert Leroux 9780857281791
RRP: £70.00Booksplease Price: £67.74'The Anthem Companion to Gabriel Tarde' offers the best contemporary work on Gabriel Tarde, written by the best scholars currently working in this field. Original, authoritative and wide-ranging, the... -
The Anthem Companion to C. Wright Mills by Guy Oakes 9780857281807
RRP: £70.00Booksplease Price: £67.74'The Anthem Companion to C. Wright Mills' offers the best contemporary work on C. Wright Mills, written by the best scholars currently working in this field. Original, authoritative and wide-ranging,... -
The Anthem Companion to Ferdinand Toennies by Christopher Adair-Toteff 9780857281821
RRP: £70.00Booksplease Price: £67.74The Companion is a collection of articles covering noted German sociologist Ferdinand Toennies' full range of thinking. Topics include Toennies and the development of sociology, Toennies on... -
The Anthem Companion to Ernst Troeltsch by Christopher Adair-Toteff 9781783082773
RRP: £70.00Booksplease Price: £67.74'The Anthem Companion to Ernst Troeltsch' is the first collection of essays in English devoted to the thinking of Ernst Troeltsch. The eight essays are written by scholars who have been recognized as... -
American Catholics in Transition by William V. D'Antonio 9781442219915
Booksplease Price: £113.11American Catholics in Transition reports on five surveys carried out at six year intervals over a period of 25 years, from 1987 to 2011. The surveys are national probability samples of American... -
The Anthem Companion to Robert K. Merton by Charles Crothers 9781839981166
RRP: £120.00Booksplease Price: £116.34Robert K. Merton's sociological work spans several decades: 1920s (childhood), 1930s (anomie, science, unanticipated), 1940s (housing studies, mass communications, structural-functional analysis,... -
The Anthem Companion to Emile Durkheim by Gregor Fitzi 9781839981197
RRP: £120.00Booksplease Price: £116.34The Anthem Companion to Emile Durkheim intends to offer different practical attempts to build on Durkheim's legacy and investigate the issues and controversies that characterise contemporary... -
Religion and Modern Society: Citizenship, Secularisation and the State Bryan S. Turner (City University of New York) 9780521858649
Booksplease Price: £66.27Religion is now high on the public agenda, with recent events focusing the world's attention on Islam in particular. This book provides a unique historical and comparative analysis of the place of... -
The Anthem Companion to Hannah Arendt by Peter Baehr 9781783081851
RRP: £70.00Booksplease Price: £67.74The Anthem Companion to Hannah Arendt offers a unique collection of essays on one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers. The companion encompasses Arendt's most salient arguments and major... -
The Anthem Companion to Georg Simmel by Thomas M. Kemple 9781783082780
RRP: £70.00Booksplease Price: £67.74'The Anthem Companion to Georg Simmel' brings together new interpretations of the work of this sociologist and philosopher. The companion highlights issues, themes and concepts that most concern... -
Lived Religion: Faith and Practice in Everyday Life by Meredith B. McGuire 9780195368338
Booksplease Price: £30.48What are we to make of the Latina schoolteacher who considers herself a good Catholic, rarely attends Mass, but meditates daily at her home altar (where she mixes images of the Virgin of Guadalupe... -
Religion and Modern Society: Citizenship, Secularisation and the State by Professor Bryan S. Turner 9780521675321
Booksplease Price: £30.85Religion is now high on the public agenda, with recent events focusing the world's attention on Islam in particular. This book provides a unique historical and comparative analysis of the place of... -
The Anthem Companion to Max Weber by Alan Sica 9781783083794
RRP: £70.00Booksplease Price: £67.74The Anthem Companion to Max Weber is a study of the ideas and career of the German sociologist and founder of classical social theory. Including contributions by accomplished Weber scholars, this... -
American Catholics in Transition by William V. D'Antonio 9781442219922
Booksplease Price: £40.79American Catholics in Transition reports on five surveys carried out at six year intervals over a period of 25 years, from 1987 to 2011. The surveys are national probability samples of American...