Sociology Beyond Societies: Mobilities for the Twenty-First Century

by John Urry

Book Overview

In this ground-breaking contribution to social theory, John Urry argues that the traditional basis of sociology - the study of society - is outmoded in an increasingly borderless world. If sociology is to make a pertinent contribution to the post societal era it must forget the social rigidities of the pre-global order and, instead, switch its focus to the study of both physical and virtual movement. In considering this sociology of mobilities, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415190894
• ISBN13: 9780415190893
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"