W. S. F. Pickering (1922-2016), was a retired Lecturer in sociology from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1991, he helped found the British Centre for Durkheimian Studies in the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford.

“Taken as a whole, the collection provides a useful grounding in contemporary Durkheimian studies.” • Choice

• IntroductionKenneth ThompsonChapter 1. Durkheim: the man himself and his heritageW.S.F. PickeringChapter 2. General sociologyMike GaneChapter 3. ReligionW.S.F. PickeringChapter 4. Epistemology and philosophy of scienceWarren SchmausChapter 5. Morality and ethicsW. Watts MillerChapter 6. Political sociologyJosep R. LloberaChapter 7. Suicide and anomiePhilippe BesnardChapter 8. Division of labour and economicsPhilippe SteinerChapter 9. EducationGeoffrey WalfordChapter 10. Reflections on the interpretation of Durkheim in the sociological traditionSue Stedman JonesNotes on ContributorsBibliographyIndex