SELECTED TITLES FROM POLICY PRESS SOCIOLOGY: FROM CRITICAL THINKING TO PRACTICAL IMPACT Sociologists’ Tales Contemporary narratives on sociological thought and practice Edited by Katherine Twamley, University of London, Mark Doidge, University of Brighton and Andrea Scott, University of Chichester “What a delicious, down-to-earth set of essays!” Michael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley What is sociology? Why is it important? Sociologists’ Tales is the first book to offer a unique window into the thoughts and experiences of key UK sociologists from different generations, many internationally recognised, such as Anthony Giddens, Ann Oakley and Zygmunt Bauman, asking what sociology means to them. 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