The Sage Handbook of Sociology (revised edition)

The Sage Handbook of Sociology is an authoritative publication covering a broad series of topics in impressive depth with the additional selling point of no real national bias. The previous edition was published in 1988 and written entirely from an American perspective. With this new edition, the editors have broadened the scope and horizons of the book with contributors from the UK, Australia and Germany.

Given the breadth of the subject and the diverse approaches taken to its teaching and study across the world, this book certainly represents a brave attempt to bring an international dimension to the field of...