<p>The Anthem Companions to Sociology offers wide ranging and masterly overviews of the works of major sociologists. The volumes in the series provide authoritative and critical appraisals of key figures in modern social thought. These books, written and edited by leading figures, are essential additional reading on the history of sociology. – <strong>Gerard Delanty</strong>, Professor of Sociology, University of Sussex, Brighton</p>

<p>This ambitious series provides an intellectually thoughtful introduction to the featured social theorists and offers a comprehensive assessment of their legacy. Each edited collection synthesizes the many dimensions of the respective theorist’s contributions and sympathetically ponders the various nuances in and the broader societal context for their body of work. –<strong> Michele Dillon</strong>, Professor of Sociology and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, University of New Hampshire</p>

<p>The orchestration and emergence of the Anthem Companions to Sociology represent a formidable and invaluable achievement. Each companion explores the scope, ingenuity and conceptual subtleties of the works of a theorist indispensable to the sociological project. The editors and contributors for each volume are the very best in their fields, and they guide us toward the richest, most creative seams in the writings of their thinker. The results, strikingly consistent from one volume to the next, brush away the years, reanimate what might have been lost and bring numerous rays of illumination to the most pressing challenges of the present. – <strong>Rob Stones</strong>, Professor of Sociology, Western Sydney University, Australia</p>