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Sociology Book Summaries

Taking it Big
by Stanley Aronowitz • 2012
C. Wright Mills and the Making of Political Intellectuals
4.08
12
Sociology
Biography
Taking it Big Summary
Taking it Big
C. Wright Mills and the Making of Political Intellectuals
by Stanley Aronowitz 2012 288 pages
4.08
12 ratings
Sociology
Biography
Capitalizing on Crisis
by Greta R. Krippner • 2011
The Political Origins of the Rise of Finance
4.35
181
Economics
History
Politics
Capitalizing on Crisis Summary
Capitalizing on Crisis
The Political Origins of the Rise of Finance
by Greta R. Krippner 2011 240 pages
4.35
181 ratings
Economics
History
Politics
Weber
by Gianfranco Poggi • 2004
A Short Introduction
3.59
17
Philosophy
Sociology
Weber Summary
Weber
A Short Introduction
by Gianfranco Poggi 2004 152 pages
3.59
17 ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht
by Susan Dalgety • 2024
Voices from the Front Line of Scotland's Battle for Women's Rights
4.44
347
Feminism
Politics
History
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht Summary
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht
Voices from the Front Line of Scotland's Battle for Women's Rights
by Susan Dalgety 2024 288 pages
4.44
347 ratings
Feminism
Politics
History
On Freedom
by Timothy Snyder • 2025
4.28
5k+
Politics
History
Philosophy
On Freedom Summary
On Freedom
by Timothy Snyder 2025 368 pages
4.28
5k+ ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Power Elite
by C. Wright Mills • 1956
4.15
1k+
Sociology
Politics
History
The Power Elite Summary
The Power Elite
by C. Wright Mills 1956 448 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Sociology
Politics
History
White Heat
by Dominic Sandbrook • 2006
A History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties, 1964-70
4.38
500+
History
Politics
British Literature
White Heat Summary
White Heat
A History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties, 1964-70
by Dominic Sandbrook 2006 896 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
History
Politics
British Literature
The Submerged State
by Suzanne Mettler • 2011
How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracy
3.88
267
Politics
Economics
Political Science
The Submerged State Summary
The Submerged State
How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracy
by Suzanne Mettler 2011 176 pages
3.88
267 ratings
Politics
Economics
Political Science
The Story of Stories
by Kevin Ashton • 2026
The Million-Year History of a Uniquely Human Art
4.09
103
History
Writing
Books About Books
The Story of Stories Summary
The Story of Stories
The Million-Year History of a Uniquely Human Art
by Kevin Ashton 2026 400 pages
4.09
103 ratings
History
Writing
Books About Books
On Paradise Drive
by David Brooks • 2005
How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense
3.58
500+
Sociology
Politics
History
On Paradise Drive Summary
On Paradise Drive
How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense
by David Brooks 2005 320 pages
3.58
500+ ratings
Sociology
Politics
History
Addiction by Design
by Natasha Dow Schüll • 2012
Machine Gambling in Las Vegas
4.18
1k+
Psychology
Design
Science
Addiction by Design Summary
Addiction by Design
Machine Gambling in Las Vegas
by Natasha Dow Schüll 2012 456 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Design
Science
Feudal Society, Volume 2
by Marc Bloch • 1939
Social Classes and Political Organization
4.17
428
History
Medieval History
Medieval
Feudal Society, Volume 2 Summary
Feudal Society, Volume 2
Social Classes and Political Organization
by Marc Bloch 1939 229 pages
4.17
428 ratings
History
Medieval History
Medieval
Calling the Shots
by Jennifer A. Reich • 2016
Why Parents Reject Vaccines
3.91
132
Science
Sociology
Social Science
Calling the Shots Summary
Calling the Shots
Why Parents Reject Vaccines
by Jennifer A. Reich 2016 336 pages
3.91
132 ratings
Science
Sociology
Social Science
Spirit Of Community
by Amitai Etzioni • 1993
3.50
80
Sociology
Politics
Philosophy
Spirit Of Community Summary
Spirit Of Community
by Amitai Etzioni 1993 336 pages
3.50
80 ratings
Sociology
Politics
Philosophy
Introducing Cultural Studies
by Ziauddin Sardar • 1994
3.50
448
Cultural Studies
Philosophy
Sociology
Introducing Cultural Studies Summary
Introducing Cultural Studies
by Ziauddin Sardar 1994 176 pages
3.50
448 ratings
Cultural Studies
Philosophy
Sociology
Civilization and Capitalism 15th–18th Century, Vol. 3
by Fernand Braudel • 1979
The Perspective of the World
4.44
498
History
Economics
World History
Civilization and Capitalism 15th–18th Century, Vol. 3 Summary
Civilization and Capitalism 15th–18th Century, Vol. 3
The Perspective of the World
by Fernand Braudel 1979 699 pages
4.44
498 ratings
History
Economics
World History
The Politics of Cultural Despair
by Fritz Stern • 1961
A Study in the Rise of the Germanic Ideology
4.13
167
History
Politics
Germany
The Politics of Cultural Despair Summary
The Politics of Cultural Despair
A Study in the Rise of the Germanic Ideology
by Fritz Stern 1961 367 pages
4.13
167 ratings
History
Politics
Germany
The Post-Corporate World
by David C. Korten • 1999
Life After Capitalism
3.77
132
Economics
Politics
Sociology
The Post-Corporate World Summary
The Post-Corporate World
Life After Capitalism
by David C. Korten 1999 336 pages
3.77
132 ratings
Economics
Politics
Sociology
Conflict Sociology
by Randall Collins • 1975
A Sociological Classic Updated
4.29
14
Sociology
Social Science
Conflict Sociology Summary
Conflict Sociology
A Sociological Classic Updated
by Randall Collins 1975 368 pages
4.29
14 ratings
Sociology
Social Science
Bringing the State Back In
by Peter B. Evans • 1985
3.64
53
Politics
Political Science
Academic
Bringing the State Back In Summary
Bringing the State Back In
by Peter B. Evans 1985 390 pages
3.64
53 ratings
Politics
Political Science
Academic
Democracy and Solidarity
by James Davison Hunter • 2024
On the Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis
4.32
122
Politics
History
Sociology
Democracy and Solidarity Summary
Democracy and Solidarity
On the Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis
by James Davison Hunter 2024 504 pages
4.32
122 ratings
Politics
History
Sociology
The Trauma of Caste
by Thenmozhi Soundararajan • 2022
A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition
4.43
429
Feminism
India
Politics
The Trauma of Caste Summary
The Trauma of Caste
A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition
by Thenmozhi Soundararajan 2022 256 pages
4.43
429 ratings
Feminism
India
Politics
American Apartheid
by Douglas S. Massey • 1993
Segregation and the Making of the Underclass
4.13
1k+
History
Race
Sociology
American Apartheid Summary
American Apartheid
Segregation and the Making of the Underclass
by Douglas S. Massey 1993 312 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
History
Race
Sociology
Structural Anthropology
by Claude Lévi-Strauss • 1958
3.93
1k+
Anthropology
Philosophy
Sociology
Structural Anthropology Summary
Structural Anthropology
by Claude Lévi-Strauss 1958 410 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Anthropology
Philosophy
Sociology
Class and Class Conflict In Industrial Society
by Ralf Dahrendorf • 1959
4.02
45
Sociology
Philosophy
Class
Class and Class Conflict In Industrial Society Summary
Class and Class Conflict In Industrial Society
by Ralf Dahrendorf 1959 352 pages
4.02
45 ratings
Sociology
Philosophy
Class
Screen People
by Megan Garber • 2026
How We Entertained Ourselves Into a State of Emergency
3.42
184
Technology
Politics
Sociology
Screen People Summary
Screen People
How We Entertained Ourselves Into a State of Emergency
by Megan Garber 2026 304 pages
3.42
184 ratings
Technology
Politics
Sociology
厌女:日本的女性嫌恶
by Chizuko Ueno • 2015
4.4
500+
Feminism
Sociology
Japan
厌女:日本的女性嫌恶 Summary
厌女:日本的女性嫌恶
by Chizuko Ueno 2015 281 pages
4.4
500+ ratings
Feminism
Sociology
Japan
Michel Foucault
by Hubert L. Dreyfus • 1983
Beyond Structuralism and Hermeneutics
4.11
500+
Philosophy
Theory
Sociology
Michel Foucault Summary
Michel Foucault
Beyond Structuralism and Hermeneutics
by Hubert L. Dreyfus 1983 280 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Sociology
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