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How societies hold together and change: the classic thinkers and the studies that defined the subject.

Essential reading

The Sociological Imagination

The Sociological Imagination

C. Wright Mills info

First published 1959

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

Max Weber info

First published 1905

The Gift

The Gift

Marcel Mauss info

First published 1925

The Interpretation of Cultures

The Interpretation of Cultures

Clifford Geertz info

First published 1973

Cover of Sociology

Sociology

Anthony Giddens info

First published 1989

The classics

Cover of The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

Erving Goffman info

First published 1956

Cover of Argonauts of the Western Pacific

Argonauts of the Western Pacific

Bronisław Malinowski info

First published 1922

Democracy in America

Democracy in America

Alexis de Tocqueville info

First published 1835

Cover of The Social Construction of Reality

The Social Construction of Reality

Peter L. Berger info, Thomas Luckmann info

First published 1966

Cover of Obedience to Authority

Obedience to Authority

Stanley Milgram info

First published 1974

Cover of Tristes Tropiques

Tristes Tropiques

Claude Lévi-Strauss info

First published 1955

Cover of Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste

Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste

Pierre Bourdieu info

First published 1979

Cover of Patterns of Culture

Patterns of Culture

Ruth Benedict info

First published 1934

Cover of The Nuer

The Nuer

E. E. Evans-Pritchard info

First published 1940

Cover of The Golden Bough

The Golden Bough

James George Frazer info

First published 1890

The Sociological Imagination

The Sociological Imagination

C. Wright Mills info

First published 1959

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

Max Weber info

First published 1905

Hidden gems

Cover of Street Corner Society

Street Corner Society

William Foote Whyte info

First published 1943

Cover of Ancient Law

Ancient Law

Henry Sumner Maine info

First published 1861

Cover of The Nuer

The Nuer

E. E. Evans-Pritchard info

First published 1940

Popular

Cover of Sociology

Sociology

Anthony Giddens info

First published 1989

Vintage

Cover of Argonauts of the Western Pacific

Argonauts of the Western Pacific

Bronisław Malinowski info

First published 1922

Democracy in America

Democracy in America

Alexis de Tocqueville info

First published 1835

Cover of Ancient Law

Ancient Law

Henry Sumner Maine info

First published 1861

Cover of Street Corner Society

Street Corner Society

William Foote Whyte info

First published 1943

Cover of Patterns of Culture

Patterns of Culture

Ruth Benedict info

First published 1934

Cover of The Nuer

The Nuer

E. E. Evans-Pritchard info

First published 1940

Cover of The Golden Bough

The Golden Bough

James George Frazer info

First published 1890

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