First published in 1962, this seminal work is an introduction to sociology in a world context, and a sophisticated guide to the major themes, problems and controversies in contemporary sociology. The book remains unique in its organisation and presentation of sociological ideas and problems, in it s lack of insularity (its wide coverage of diverse types of society and of sociological thought from various cultural traditions), and in its systematic connection of sociology with the broad themes of modern social and political thought.

Sociology: A Guide to Problems and Literature

Politics & Social Sciences

Bottomore, Tom

Social Sciences

Unwin Hyman

Bottomore, T.B.

Routledge

First published in 1975, this collection of essays embodies a conception of sociological thought as a critical analysis of social theories and doctrines, of social institutions and political regimes, of recent social movements. They deal, in particular, with some conservative versions of sociology and with attempts to develop more radical theories; they extend the author's previous writings on classes, elites and politics; and they analyse some of the problems of socialism in the late twentieth century.  There is a close unity of theme througout the book in its critical attempt to formulate new intellectual bases for future radical and egalitarian politics. It is written with that quiet wisdom and impressive command of sources which readers have come to associate with Professor Bottomore's work.

Sociology as social criticism

Allen& Unwin

Theories of modern capitalism (Controversies in sociology)

First published in 1985, Theories of Modern Capitalism provides a succinct study of Marxist and non-Marxist theories of Capitalism, its recent development, and the prospects of a transition to socialism. The study begins with a critical examination and comparison of four major theories of capitalism, in the works of Marx, Weber, Schumpeter and Hayek. This is followed by an analysis of the most recent phase of capitalism which has been conceptualised by Marxists thinkers in various ways as 'organised capitalism'', 'state monopoly', or 'late capitalism'. Finally, Bottomore considers the question of a 'transition to socialism' in the diverse interpretations which have been offered by Marxists on one side, and by Weber, Schumpeter and Hayek on the other.  Theories of Modern Capitalism will be valuable in a wide range of courses in social and political theory, and will also have an appeal to a broader readership concerned with issues of social and economic policy.

Theories of Modern Capitalism (Controversies in Sociology)

Business & Money

This new edition of Tom Bottomore's text has been revised, updated and substantially enlarged. The book offers an introduction to the study of social class in modern societies. Features new to this edition are that it examines the profound economic and social changes that have taken place in the major industrial countries since the 1950s; that it takes into account the dramatic upheavals in Eastern Europe with the failure of totalitarian socialism; that it analyzes the impact of these changes on class structure and class relations, considering their cultural and political implications in relation to the growth of new social movements; and that it discusses the various theories of class and the revisions of them that have been undertaken in recent times.

Classes in Modern Society

Pandora Press

Political Sociology

Anthropology

HarperCollins, Publishers

Readings in Marxist Sociology

Goode, Patrick

Sociology

Oxford University Press

Elites and Society (New Thinkers Library)

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Watts

Marxist Sociology

Format Paperback Publisher Palgrave Macmillan

Palgrave HE UK

In this substantially revised second edition of a classic text, Tom Bottomore reconsiders élite theory in the light of recent studies. He examines its role in relation to class structures, and considers the prospects for a more equal society.

Elites and Society

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