What is Political Sociology? by Elisabeth S Clemens
With an entire discipline devoted to political science, what is distinctive about political sociology? This concise book explains what a sociological perspective brings to our understanding of the emergence, reproduction, and transformation of different forms of political order.
"With this masterful and definitive work, Clemens not only illuminates the key concepts and theories in political sociology, she also presents original and compelling arguments about the social bases of political ordersThis is a must-read for scholars as well as students of political sociology."
Julian Go, Boston University
“Elisabeth Clemens has done path-breaking scholarship and shaped the field of political sociology. This book provides a clear and compelling short route through this field, combining the sharpest and most up-to-date analytic thinking, free of jargon and fad, with accessibility. It is sure to have an important audience among undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty teaching in this area.”
Carmen Sirianni, Brandeis University
“A short, historically informed inventory of the entire spectrum of political sociology.”
Soziologische Revue
Julian Go, Boston University
“Elisabeth Clemens has done path-breaking scholarship and shaped the field of political sociology. This book provides a clear and compelling short route through this field, combining the sharpest and most up-to-date analytic thinking, free of jargon and fad, with accessibility. It is sure to have an important audience among undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty teaching in this area.”
Carmen Sirianni, Brandeis University
“A short, historically informed inventory of the entire spectrum of political sociology.”
Soziologische Revue
Elisabeth S. Clemens is William Rainey Harper Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago
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| ISBN 13 | 9780745691619 |
| ISBN 10 | 0745691617 |
| Title | What is Political Sociology? |
| Author | Elisabeth S Clemens |
| Series | What Is Sociology? |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-07-22 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
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