This textbook introduces debates about the nature and meaning of social change, offering a new way of thinking about the processes of change, and reconsidering the roles played by time and space.

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• Introduces students to debates about social change.
  
• Presents an original and in depth interpretation of social change.
  
• Includes readings that present a wide range of international case studies.
  
• Develops students' skills of textual analysis.
  
• Forms part of a four-book series on sociology and society.

For more information about this book and the Sociology & Society series, visit the accompanying website at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/ou