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Preface
Acknowledgments
Sociology in Western and Northern EuropeContemporary Sociology in Austria by Christian Fleck
Contemporary Sociology in Belgium by Liliane Voyé and Karel Dobbelaere
Contemporary Sociology in Britain by Steven Yearley
Contemporary Sociology in Denmark by Heine Andersen, Britt-Mari Blegvad, and Mogens Blegvad
The Development and Present State of Sociology in Finland by Erik Allardt
The Sociological Debate in France (1960-1991) by Pierre Ansart
Contemporary Sociology in Germany by Walter L. Bühl
Contemporary Sociology in the Netherlands by Henk A. Becker and Frans L. Leeuw
Contemporary Sociology in Sweden by Richard Swedberg
Contemporary Sociology in Switzerland by Jacques Coenen-Huther
Sociology in the Western HemisphereExpansion and Survival: Canadian Sociology and the Development of the Canadian Nation by Harley D. Dickinson and B. Singh Bolaria
A View of Contemporary Latin American Sociology by Louis H. Bluhm
Sociology's Academic Development as Reflected in Journal Debates by Graham C. Kinloch
Contemporary Sociological Methodology in the United States by Tom Petee
The United States: Metatheoretical Concerns by Arthur S. Wilke and Raj P. Mohan
Research Features of U.S. Sociology: Reflections and Dilemmas by Raj P. Mohan and Arthur S. Wilke
Sociology in Eastern EuropeContemporary Sociology in Bulgaria by V. Dobrianov
The History of Modern Sociology in Hungary by Tibor Huszár
Polish Sociology 1975-1991: Between Involvement and Detachment by Anna Giza-Poleszczuk
Russian Sociology: Its Origins and Current Trends by Gennady S. Batygin and Inna F. Deviatko
Sociology in Southern EuropeSocial Science with the Emphasis on the Present Status of Sociology in Greece by George A. Kourvetaris
Sociology in Italy: Problems and Perspectives by Franco Ferrarotti
The Current Status of Sociology in Spain by Carlota Solé
Sociology in Africa and the Middle EastContemporary Sociology in Israel by Eva Etzioni-Halevy and Rina Shapira
Contemporary Sociology in Morocco by M'hammed Sabour
Contemporary Sociology in Zimbabwe by A.P. Cheater
Sociology in the EastSociology in Australia and New Zealand by Cora Vellekoop Baldock
Contemporary Sociology in Bangladesh by Abul Hasnat Golam Quddus
The Development of Sociology in China by Ming Yan
Development of Sociology in Hong Kong by Rance P.L. Lee and Lau Siu-kai
Contemporary Sociology in India by Raj P. Mohan and Vijayan K. Pillai
Sociology and Sociological Works in Japan by Tsuyoshi Ishida
Contemporary Sociology in Nepal by Krishna B. Bhattachan and James F. Fisher
Contemporary Sociology in Pakistan by Hassan N. Gardezi
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Index
About the author
RAJ P. MOHAN is Professor of Sociology at Auburn University and Adjunct Professor of Sociology at the University of Joensuu in Finland. His previous publications include the
Handbook of Contemporary Developments in World Sociology (1975),
Management and Complex Organizations in Comparative Perspective (1979), and
The Mythmakers: Intellectuals and the Intelligentsia in Comparative Perspective (1987), all published by Greenwood Press. He is the editor of the International Journal of Contemporary Sociology.
ARTHUR S. WILKE is a Sociologist affiliated with Auburn University./e He is an Associate Editor of the
International Journal of Contemporary Sociology and Coeditor of Sociological Spectrum. His current interests include the sociology of science, knowledge, and technology, and the political implications of social problems. His previous publications include
The Hidden Professoriat (Greenwood Press, 1979).