| Exploring the Sociology of Europe: An Analysis of the European Social Complex Contributor(s): Roche, Maurice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761940723 ISBN-13: 9780761940722 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $76.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 306.094 |
| LCCN: 2009922161 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a discerning and relevant book providing an informed analysis of European society which identifies and defines contemporary issues and engages with key social theoretical perspectives. Covering the substantive historical sociological aspects of Europe (Part 1), the historical and comparative sociology of the nation-state (Part 2), and the comparative sociology of welfare capitalism (Part 3) Maurice Roche sets out a clear and effective framework for understanding the sociology of Europe. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roche, Maurice: - Maurice Roche is lecturer in sociology at the University of Sheffield, and teaches undergraduate modules on the Sociology of the EU, Leisure, Policy and Society, and the Sociology of Popular Culture, as well as postgraduate modules on Global Social Policy and International Childhood Studies. He has authored and contributed to a number of titles, including Mega-Events and Modernity: Olympics and Expos in the Growth of Global Culture (Routledge, 2000), Europe and Cosmopolitanism (Liverpool University Press, 2007) and The Handbook of Nations and Nationalism (SAGE, 2006), as well as writing articles for journals such as Citizenship Studies, Time and Society and Cultural Policy. |