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Offering A Fresh Approach To New Explorations Of The Reconfigurations Of Sociological Thought, This Book Provides A Mix Of Literature Review, Original Theory And Autobiographical Material In Order To Understand Formations Of Sociological Knowledge. Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes On Contributors; Introduction; 1 Sociology And The Sociological Imagination: Reflections On, Disciplinarity And Intellectual Specialisation; 2 Nouns And Verbs: Old And New Strategies For Sociology; 3 Sociological Theory: Still Going Wrong?; 4 A Plea For Earthly Sciences; 5 Complexity, 'nature' And Social Domination: Towards A Sociology Of Species Relations; 6 The Death Of History In British Sociology: Presentism, Intellectual Entrepreneurship, And The Conundra Of Historical Consciousness; 7 Sociology And Post-colonialism: Another 'missing' Revolution? 8 Towards A Multiplication Of Specialised Assemblages Of Territory, Authority, And Rights9 The Changing Life-course In British Sociology; 10 Aspirations And Opportunities: A Career In Sociology; 11 Cracking The Ivory Tower: Proposing 'an Interpretive Public Sociology'; 12 Sand In The Machine: Encouraging Academic Activism With Sociology He Students Today; 13 The Sociological Imagination As Popular Culture; Index Edited By J. Burnett, S. Jeffers, G. Thomas. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References. English