Maltese Society: A Sociological Inquiry. Edited by Ronald G. Sultana & Godfrey Baldacchino. New!!

Maltese Society: A Sociological Inquiry

Edited by Ronald G. Sultana & Godfrey Baldacchino

Mireva Publications

1994

1ª edición

730 pág.

21,5 cm.

Como nuevo!!!

This volume proposes penetrating insights into the character of contemporary Maltese society. Thirty authors contribute 36 articles which act as critical commentaries on relevant themes. The outcome is a unique compendium which is bound to appeal to a broad readership.

In 1984 Liehm founded the magazine Lettre International, along with writer Paul Noirot. Liehm described the magazine's concept in these words: "If we had a good text, whether German, American, Russian, then we sought out a context for it. Other texts that would surround it, provide commentary, even if they were not written for that purpose at all. [...] Our goals was to produce a play of mirrors around a text."

“Malta may be a small society, but this is a big book; big not only in terms of its admirable comprehensiveness, but in terms of the contribution it represents. Probably for the first time, Maltese society is offered a thoroughgoing account of its institutions and social organization. This book is of enormous value in that context, but it is also significant upon a much more general scale. It is, in other words, a major contribution to sociology in general and a valuable comparative resource for those familiar with the institutions of other societies”. Anthony Giddens