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these are just two of the issues addressed by Les Johnston, who argues that policing, far from being the exclusive preserve of public personnel, is an activity undertaken by a mixture of public, private, and quasi-public agents.

First Published in 2004.

First Published in 2004.

Few sociologists have commanded a larger readership than Erving Goffman.

Few sociologists have commanded a larger readership than Erving Goffman.

First Published in 2004.

First Published in 2004.

Britain is no longer the sole organizing centre for cultural studies.

Britain is no longer the sole organizing centre for cultural studies.

Many countries have experienced a decline of economic growth for decades, an effect that was only aggravated by the recent global financial crisis.

Many countries have experienced a decline of economic growth for decades, an effect that was only aggravated by the recent global financial crisis.

This ground breaking work explores the genealogical analysis of the discourses of reflection.

This ground breaking work explores the genealogical analysis of the discourses of reflection.

This book provides a reassessment of the significance of Max Weber's work for the current debates about the institutional and organizational dynamics of modernity.

This book provides a reassessment of the significance of Max Weber's work for the current debates about the institutional and organizational dynamics of modernity.

One of the main features of the contemporary environmental crisis is that no one has a clear idea of what is going on.

One of the main features of the contemporary environmental crisis is that no one has a clear idea of what is going on.

This book is a broad-ranging and provocative study of the human passion for meat.

This book is a broad-ranging and provocative study of the human passion for meat.

'Postmodernity' is often claimed as a great transformation in society and culture.

'Postmodernity' is often claimed as a great transformation in society and culture.

George Bataille (1867-1962) is widely recognized as one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century.

George Bataille (1867-1962) is widely recognized as one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century.

In Reflexivity and the Crisis of Western Reason Barry Sandywell outlined and defended a central place for reflexivity in the human sciences.

In Reflexivity and the Crisis of Western Reason Barry Sandywell outlined and defended a central place for reflexivity in the human sciences.

In this third Volume of Logological Investigations Sandywell continues his sociological reconstruction of the origins of reflexive thought and discourse with special reference to pre-Socratic philosophy and science and their socio-political context.

In this third Volume of Logological Investigations Sandywell continues his sociological reconstruction of the origins of reflexive thought and discourse with special reference to pre-Socratic philosophy and science and their socio-political context.

This wide-ranging and assured book, written by one of the leading Weber scholars in the English-speaking world, shows us the many sides of Max Weber.

This wide-ranging and assured book, written by one of the leading Weber scholars in the English-speaking world, shows us the many sides of Max Weber.

First Published in 2004.

First Published in 2004.

Both the force and the limitations of the globalizing forces operating in the world today can best be understood through an analysis of their concrete manifestations.

Both the force and the limitations of the globalizing forces operating in the world today can best be understood through an analysis of their concrete manifestations.

Daniel Bell is perhaps the most famous sociologist of his generation.

Daniel Bell is perhaps the most famous sociologist of his generation.

It is often thought that the development of capitalism and the modernization of culture have brought about a profound decline of religious belief and commitment.

It is often thought that the development of capitalism and the modernization of culture have brought about a profound decline of religious belief and commitment.

Inequality is one of the most discussed topics of our times.

Inequality is one of the most discussed topics of our times.

John Urry has been discussing and writing on these and similar questions for the past fifteen years.

John Urry has been discussing and writing on these and similar questions for the past fifteen years.

Erving Goffman is considered by many to have been one of the most important sociologists of the post-war era.

Erving Goffman is considered by many to have been one of the most important sociologists of the post-war era.

The central argument of Japan and the Enemies of Open Political Science is that Eurocentric blindness is not a moral but a scientific failing.

The central argument of Japan and the Enemies of Open Political Science is that Eurocentric blindness is not a moral but a scientific failing.

The Poverty of Postmodernism rejects the current celebration of knowledge and value relativism.

The Poverty of Postmodernism rejects the current celebration of knowledge and value relativism.

The connections between the emergence of modern society and the experience of melancholy are explored through a comprehensive re-examination of Soren Kierkegaard's rich and insightful writings.

The connections between the emergence of modern society and the experience of melancholy are explored through a comprehensive re-examination of Soren Kierkegaard's rich and insightful writings.

Jean-Francois Lyotard is still considered to be the father of postmodernism.