What determines how long conflict lasts and how much damage it does? Inequality and hostility are not enough to explain when and where violence breaks out. Collins shows what makes…

An interpretation of Weberian sociology, showing its relevance to current world issues.

In this new interpretation of Weberian sociology, Professor Collins draws attention to important but neglected aspects of Weber’s writings and shows how Weber’s theory of the rise of capitalism, his…

An updated version of the text published in 1985, a concise intellectual history of sociology organized around the development of 4 classic schools of thought: the conflict tradition of Marx…

Emotionen nehmen moeglicherweise eine entscheidungsrelevante Position in soziologischer Handlungstheorie ein. Da wir versuchen soziologische Konzepte moeglichst prazise und empirisch zu betrachten erkennen wir, dass viele der wichtigsten soziologischen Konzepte zu…

In Does Capitalism Have a Future?, the prominent theorist Georgi Derleugian has gathered together a quintet of eminent macrosociologists to assess whether the capitalist system can survive.

This study traces urban development from the pre-industrial city to the 20th-century city. With emphasis on the social, economic, political, commercial, and cultural aspects of urban history, these essays illustrate…