The Handbook of Economic Sociology

by Neil J. Smelser (Editor), Richard Swedberg (Editor)

The Handbook of Economic Sociology, Second Edition is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of economic sociology available. The first edition, copublished in 1994 by Princeton University Press and the Russell Sage Foundation as a synthesis of the burgeoning field of economic sociology, soon established itself as the definitive presentation of the field, and has been widely read, reviewed, and adopted. Since then, the field of economic sociology has continued to grow by leaps and bounds and to move into new theoretical and empirical territory.


The second edition, while being as all-embracing in its coverage as the first edition, represents a wholesale revamping. Neil Smelser and Richard Swedberg have kept the main overall framework intact, but nearly two-thirds of the chapters are new or have new authors. As in the first edition, they bring together leading sociologists as well as representatives of other social sciences. But the thirty chapters of this volume incorporate many substantial thematic changes and new lines of research--for example, more focus on international and global concerns, chapters on institutional analysis, the transition from socialist economies, organization and networks, and the economic sociology of the ancient world. The Handbook of Economic Sociology, Second Edition is the definitive resource on what continues to be one of the leading edges of sociology and one of its most important interdisciplinary adventures. It is a must read for all faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates doing work in the field.

Genres: Sociology, Economics, Philosophy, Anthropology

Paperback

First published August 14, 1994

Reviews

[Philip Zaunders]

Really does tell you everything you need to know about economic sociology. (Genuinely very well written though).

[Yuran]

尽管是珍贵的有总结野心的作品，却实在是太无趣了。

[Аiсhürök Nurbaeva]

Really engaging and interesting, tries to explain all the complex things with more simplified language, accessible even to those who are new to this field.