Australian Sociology: Fragility, Survival, Rivalry

Battered and bruised by injuries (often self-inflicted) sustained in the first half of the twentieth century since 1950 sociology in Australia has fought its way back into the academic mainstream. This has not been easy; its fortunes seem forever mixed –

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DOI: 10.1057/9781137379757.0001

10.1057/9781137379757 - Australian Sociology, Kirsten Harley and Gary Wickham

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Australian Sociology

Sociology Transformed

The field of sociology has changed rapidly over the last few decades. Sociology Transformed seeks to map these changes on a country by country basis and to contribute to the discussion of the future of the subject. The series is concerned not only with the traditional centres of the discipline, but with its many variant forms across the globe.

Titles include: Kirsten Harley and Gary Wickham AUSTRALIAN SOCIOLOGY Fragility, Survival, Rivalry Stephen Turner AMERICAN SOCIOLOGY From Pre-Disciplinary to Post-Normal

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DOI: 10.1057/9781137379757.0001

10.1057/9781137379757 - Australian Sociology, Kirsten Harley and Gary Wickham

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Series Editors: John Holmwood, University of Nottingham, UK, and Stephen Turner, University of South Florida, US.

Kirsten Harley

Lecturer, University of Sydney, Australia and

Gary Wickham

Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Murdoch University, Australia

DOI: 10.1057/9781137379757.0001

10.1057/9781137379757 - Australian Sociology, Kirsten Harley and Gary Wickham

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Australian Sociology: Fragility, Survival, Rivalry

© Kirsten Harley and Gary Wickham 2014

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