A general critique of sociology, particularly sociology in the United States, from a critical realist perspective.

This volume examines civilizations through the broad lens articulated by the works of Max Weber. In focusing upon his comparative-historical mode of analysis an

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First published in 1997. The second and fully revised edition of James and Prout's acclaimed seminal work on the study of childhood.

Looks at the contest to construct history, focusing on competing versions of Reconstruction history supported by different factions after the Civil War. The aut