First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

• INTRODUCTION
• What is Political Sociology?
• THE STATE, POWER AND AUTHORITY
• Introduction
• The State and Society
• Power, Authority and Legitimacy
• The Distribution of Power
• POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIETY
• Introduction
• Political Socialisation
• Political Participation
• Political Recruitment
• POLITICAL COMMUNICATION, PUBLIC OPINION AND IDEOLOGY
• Introduction
• Political Communication
• Public Opinion and Society
• Ideology and Society
• REVOLUTION, DEVELOPMENT AND MODERNISATION
• Introduction
• Revolution
• Development and Modernisation Theory
• CONCLUSION
• Whither Political Sociology?
• Bibliography
• Index