The law was central to Durkheim's sociological theory and to his efforts to establish sociology as a distinctive discipline. This revised and updated second edi

The first full-length account in English of Durkheim's ideas on law.

A core text for the Law and Society or Sociology of Law course offered in Sociology, Criminal Justice, Political Science, and Schools of Law. * John Sutton offe

This book adopts Durkheim's legal perspective to treat law as a symbol of social solidarities to examine Chinese society. It will be essential reading for resea

mile Durkheim is often referred to as the father of sociology. Along with Karl Marx and Max Weber he was a principal architect of modern social science and whos