{"product_id":"the-anthem-companion-to-philip-selznick-9781785278259","title":"The Anthem Companion to Philip Selznick","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Anthem Companion to Philip Selznick\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of essays by renowned authors on the preeminent sociologist, Philip Selznick (1919–2010). He is widely recognized for his major contributions to a number of fields, including general sociology, sociology of organizations, industrial sociology, sociology of law and moral sociology. The contributions in the book cross disciplinary boundaries, bridge disciplinary divides, and display an awareness of and respect for Selznick’s humanist sensibility. Selznick would have felt very comfortable in this company. In that sense, all the chapters of \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eAnthem Companion to Philip Selznick \u003c\/em\u003eare true companions to Selznick’s sociology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Anthem Companions to Sociology offers wide ranging and masterly overviews of the works of major sociologists. The volumes in the series provide authoritative and critical appraisals of key figures in modern social thought. These books, written and edited by leading figures, are essential additional reading on the history of sociology. — Gerard Delanty, Professor of Sociology, University of Sussex, Brighton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ambitious series provides an intellectually thoughtful introduction to the featured social theorists and offers a comprehensive assessment of their legacy. Each edited collection synthesizes the many dimensions of the respective theorist’s contributions and sympathetically ponders the various nuances in and the broader societal context for their body of work. The series will be appreciated by seasoned scholars and students alike. — Michele Dillon, Professor of Sociology and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, University of New Hampshire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe orchestration and emergence of the Anthem Companions to Sociology represent a formidable and invaluable achievement. Each companion explores the scope, ingenuity, and conceptual subtleties of the works of a theorist indispensable to the sociological project. The editors and contributors for each volume are the very best in their fields, and they guide us towards the richest, most creative seams in the writings of their thinker. The results, strikingly consistent from one volume to the next, brush away the years, reanimate what might have been lost, and bring numerous rays of illumination to the most pressing challenges of the present. — Rob Stones, Professor of Sociology, Western Sydney University, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Anthem Companions, those that have appeared already and those that are to come, will give every sociologist a handy and authoritative guide to all the giants of their discipline. — Stephen Mennell, Professor Emeritus, University College Dublin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach volume of the Anthem Companions to Sociology examines comprehensively not only a theorist’s distinct approach and unique contributions, but also situates each in reference to the major parameters of mainstream theoretical schools and traditions. This remarkable Series in addition throws into high relief the singular features of modern societies. It promises to set the standard for discussions of Sociology’s long-term development and belongs on the shelves of every social scientist.— Stephen Kalberg, Professor of Sociology Emeritus, Boston University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis valuable series covers both familiar figures in the history of sociology (such as Max Weber and, prospectively, Marx and Durkheim) and less often treated ones such as Arendt and Troeltsch who are also highly relevant to sociology, broadly conceived. In these books, leading scholars explore important but often neglected aspects of their subjects’ work. — William Outhwaite, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Newcastle University, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors; 1. The Intellectual Enterprise We Call Sociology, Paul van Seters; 2. Philosophy for the Twice- Born: Selznick and Dewey in Dialogue, Kenneth Winston; 3. Power Relations across Organizations and Fields: Building on Selznick’s Concepts of Co-Optation and Institutionalization, Calvin Morrill; 4. Organizations, Institutions, and Law: The Sociological Significance of Philip Selznick’s Law, Society, and Industrial Justice, Lauren B. Edelman; 5. Post-Industrial Justice? Normativity and Empiricism in a Changing World of Work, Ruth Dukes and Wolfgang Streeck; 6. The Promise of the Rule of Law Ideal, Sanne Taekema; 7. Philip Selznick on Law and Society: Democratic Ideals, Communitarianism, and Natural Law, Bryan S. Turner; 8. Selznick’s Concepts of Culture and Community, Roger Cotterrell; 9. A Symposium on The Moral Commonwealth, Charles W. Anderson, George Steinmetz, Douglas D. Heckathorn, and Philip Selznick; 10. An Ecumenical Sensibility, Martin Krygier; Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthem Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042343190871,"sku":"9781785278259","price":108.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785278259.jpg?v=1750953964","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-anthem-companion-to-philip-selznick-9781785278259","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}