Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

実験社会学
Barrera, Davide / Gerxhani, Klarita / Kittel, B. et al., Experimental Sociology: Outline of a Scientific Field. (Methodological Tools in the Social Sciences) 2024:10 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <733-1231>
ISBN 978-1-316-51522-8 hard ¥19,943.- (税込) GB￡ 70.00 *
ISBN 978-1-009-09651-5 paper ¥6,549.- (税込) GB￡ 22.99 *

Experiments have gained prominence in sociology in recent years. Increased interest in testing causal theories through experimental designs has ignited a debate about which experimental designs can facilitate scientific progress in sociology. This book discusses the implications of research interests for the design of experiments, identifies points of commonality and disagreement among the different perspectives within sociology, and elaborates on the rationales of each. It helps experimental sociologists find appropriate designs for answering specific research questions while alerting them to the challenges. Offering more than just a guide, this book explores both the historical roots of experimental sociology and the cutting-edge techniques of rigorous sociology. It concludes with a tantalizing peek into the future and provides a roadmap to the exciting prospects and uncharted territories of experimental sociology.

Gili, Guido / Mangone, Emiliana, Towards A Sociology of Hope: Looking Beyond. (Classical and Contemporary Social Theory) 184 pp. 2024:12 (Routledge, UK) <733-1232>
ISBN 978-1-03-260021-5 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

Why does hope appear in certain epochs and places, only at other times to disappear from people's lives and from society as a whole? This book addresses hope from a sociological perspective, offering a theoretical framework and a set of concepts to consider a range of questions. With attention to who the historical bearers of hope are, and which social groups are most inclined towards hope and why. It also considers the objects and goals towards which their hope is directed and the conditions under which hope is easier. An enquiry into the relationship between hope and social, cultural, economic and political conditions, this volume redirects the sociological gaze towards the discovery of social experiences in which hope resurrects and contributes to the imagination of a new social world. It will therefore appeal to scholars of sociology and social theory with interests in the emotions, social practices and social movements.

Lemert, Charles, Americans Thinking America: Elements of American Social Thought. (A New Order of Social Things) 680 pp. 2025:1 (Routledge, UK) <733-1233>
ISBN 978-1-138-62974-5 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00
ISBN 978-1-138-62977-6 paper ¥10,253.- (税込) GB￡ 35.99

In this dynamic book, Charles Lemert elaborates a vigorous, distinctive, and creative American tradition in social thought.American social theory has tended to be overshadowed by European social thought. Yet, looking deeper, Americans have always made important contributions to social theory. Drawing upon the work of a dazzling array of both seminal and unjustly overlooked philosophers, sociologists, litterateurs, and political activists, Lemert constructs a coherent yet variegated intellectual framework for understanding American social theory and culture from the colonial era to the present. In doing so, Lemert analyses American intellectual attitudes on race, gender, popular culture, political thought, capitalism, and social movements, while also exploring schools of thought from transcendentalism and pragmatism to interactionism and intersectionality.In his inimitable style, Charles Lemert, a master of "finding theory where you'd least expect it," offers a masterful rendering of the American tradition in social theory. In doing so, Lemert shines new light on social theory and American history. Both authoritative and accessible, this indispensable work will be essential reading for students, scholars, and general readers with interests in social theory and American social history.

Mallon, Sharon / Towers, Laura (eds.), Death, Dying and Bereavement: New Sociological Perspectives. (Sociological Futures) 214 pp. 2024:11 (Routledge, UK) <733-1234>
ISBN 978-1-03-245349-1 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00

Whilst death, dying and bereavement are universal life events, the social conditions under which death takes place are fundamental in shaping how it is experienced by the individual and their family and friends. Bringing together contributors from around the world, this collection of essays provides sociological insights into death, dying and bereavement.Drawing upon a range of sociological theorists including Emile Durkheim, Zygmunt Bauman and C. Wright Mills, the book reviews the historical contribution of sociology to the field of thanatology. In doing so, the book challenges individualistic psychological approaches to death, dying and bereavement and demonstrates how sociological approaches can shape, constrain and empower experiences by imbuing them with both collective and individual meaning. Chapter-length case studies explore a wide range of issues, from digital aspects of remembrance and memorialisation and continued threats to liberties that permit life and death decisions to discussions of the impact and likely legacy of COVID-19 and climate change.This collection will be of interest to students and researchers in the social sciences with an interest in societal attitudes towards death and bereavement.