Twenty Years of the Journal of Historical Sociology: Volume 1: Essays on the British StateISBN: 978-1-4051-7933-1
Paperback
320 pages
July 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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Over the last twenty years the Journal of Historical
Sociology has redefined what historical sociology can be. These
essays by internationally distinguished historians, sociologists,
anthropologists and geographers bring together the very best of the
JHS. Volume 1 focuses on the British state, Volume 2 on the
journal’s wider interdisciplinary challenges.
- The first in a two-volume anthology representing the best
articles published in The Journal of Historical Sociology
over the last twenty years.
- Includes essays, debates and responses written by
internationally distinguished historians, sociologists,
anthropologists and geographers as well as by pioneering newer
scholars have been influential in challenging and redefining the
field of historical sociology.
- Spans a range of issues and topics that combine rich empirical
scholarship with sophisticated theoretical engagement, bringing
together the very best of the JHS.
- A collection of essays on state formation from medieval times to the present, focussing mainly on the British state.