Essays for Richard Brown
1st Edition
Prof Huw Beynon Dr Pandeli Glavanis
1999 240 pages (est.) 0582-29263-8 (Paperback)
Written by a group of the
UK's leading Sociologists, this book covers in one volume all of the themes central to an
understanding of contemporary British Society. Essays provide an historical overview of
such topics as class, gender, work, ethnicity and community but also make a theoretical
and substantive contribution to current debates.
* Covers the key themes of
class, gender,ethnicity, community
* Very distinguished list of contributors
* Clear, readable style
Preface.
Introduction: History and Genre: The Periodical Essay.
Part One: Prose of Discovery.
1. Scientific Writing.
2. Travel and Exploration Literature.
3. Social Reportage.
Part Two: Life Stories.
4. Biography.
5. Autobiography.
6. Journals and Letters.
Part Three: Discourses of Culture.
7. Intellectual Formations.
8. Writing Culture.
9. Criticism. Chronology.
General Bibliographies.
Individual Authors.
Index.
Huw Beynon, Director
of Research, School of Economics, Social and Legal Studies, University of Manchester, and
Pandeli Glavanis, Departmnet of Sociology, Universitynof Manchester.