The New Fiscal Sociology: Taxation in Comparative and Historical Perspective demonstrates that the study of taxation can illuminate fundamental dynamics of modern societies. The sixteen essays in this collection offer a state-of-the-art survey of the new fiscal sociology that is emerging at the intersection of sociology, history, political science, and law. The contributors inc...(展开全部)

The World of Cities is a concise theoretical and empirical introduction to urban sociology. In clear and engaging terms, the book surveys and critiques all the major theoretical perspectives in urban studies. Provides a concise introduction to urban sociology. Uses clear and engaging terms. Surveys the main theoretical models of urban studies. Includes empirical data ...(展开全部)

Praised for its thorough research and scholarship, Social Stratification and Inequality provides a comprehensive, up-to-date exploration of the global economic and social divisions in human societies. While the book is grounded in the nature of social stratification in the United States, this edition maintains a commitment to keeping a global perspective. Comparative informatio...(展开全部)

Praised for its thorough research and scholarship, Social Stratification and Inequality provides a comprehensive, up-to-date exploration of the global economic and social divisions in human societies. While the book is grounded in the nature of social stratification in the United States, this edition maintains a commitment to keeping a global perspective. Comparative informatio...(展开全部)

The revival of historical sociology in recent decades has largely neglected the contributions of Max Weber. Yet Weber's writings offer a fundamental resource for analyzing problems of comparative historical development. Stephen Kalberg rejects the view that Weber's historical writings consist of an ambiguous mixture of fragmented ideal types on the one hand and the charting of ...(展开全部)

Some of the most important questions of the social sciences in the twentieth century have been posed by scholars working at the intersections of social theory and history viewed on a grand scale. The core essays of this book focus on the careers and contributions of nine of these scholars: Marc Bloch, Karl Polanyi, S. N. Eisenstadt, Reinhard Bendix, Perry Anderson, E. P. Thomps...(展开全部)

西达·斯考切波（Theda Skocpol），1969年获得美国密歇根州立大学文学学士学位，1975年获得哈佛大学博士学位，现为哈佛大学政府与社会学教授。主要著作有：《国家与社会革命：对法国、任国和中国的比较分析》（1979年）、《保护士兵与母亲：美国社会政策的政治起源》（1992年）、《飞去来器：医疗改革与反政府》（1997年）、《缩水的民主》（2003年）。

西达·斯考切波（Theda Skocpol），1969年获得美国密歇根州立大学文学学士学位，1975年获得哈佛大学博士学位，现为哈佛大学政府与社会学教授。主要著作有：《国家与社会革命：对法国、任国和中国的比较分析》（1979年）、《保护士兵与母亲：美国社会政策的政治起源》（1992年）、《飞去来器：医疗改革与反政府》（1997年）、《缩水的民主》（2003年）。

Some of the most important questions of the social sciences in the twentieth century have been posed by scholars working at the intersections of social theory and history viewed on a grand scale. The core essays of this book focus on the careers and contributions of nine of these scholars: Marc Bloch, Karl Polanyi, S. N. Eisenstadt, Reinhard Bendix, Perry Anderson, E. P. Thomps...(展开全部)