Widely praised on its first publication, this second edition directly reflects new developments in the areas of philosophy and method.
Andrew Sayer is Professor of Social Theory and Political Economy at Lancaster University. He has a longstanding interest in philosophical issues relating to social science, but has always combined this with research on substantive issues – primarily to do with political economy and inequality. Other publications include The New Social Division of Labor, with R.A. Walker (Blackwell, 1992); Realism and Social Science (Sage, 2000); and The Moral Significance of Class (Cambridge University Press, 2005).