Larry Ray est un auteur académique dont le travail explore la sociologie, la culture et la politique. Ses recherches l'ont mené aux quatre coins du monde, notamment au Kenya, en Inde, aux États-Unis, en Russie, en Australie et en Nouvelle-Zélande. L'écriture de Ray se concentre sur l'analyse des phénomènes sociaux et l'examen critique des processus culturels et politiques. Ses textes se caractérisent par des aperçus profonds des structures sociales complexes et de leurs contextes historiques, explorant l'interaction des forces mondiales et locales.
Utilizing a sociological perspective, the book explores theoretical debates surrounding violence, enriched by the author's extensive research and case studies. It addresses critical topics such as gender and violence, collective violence, and the role of media in perpetuating violence, offering a comprehensive and engaging analysis that brings theoretical concepts to life.
Giving an account of globalization, this work develops two themes. It first looks at globalization as an outcome of structural and cultural processes that manifest in different ways in economy, politics, culture and organizations. It then explores globalization as sustained and created by the everyday actions of people and institutions.
This important collection illuminates Georg Simmel's concern with the dilemmas and contradictions of modernity. Part I brings together commentaries on Simmel's sociology in the context of Marx, Weber and Durkheim. In the second part articles examine the ways in which the fragmentary style of formal sociology is unified by an abiding concern to understand the 'fate' of cultural modernity. The underlying thematic structure of Simmel's work, despite its fragmentary appearance, is taken up in section III.