. The history of housing shows long-run social progress, littered with major disasters; nevertheless the progress is often …

Individuality and collectivity are central concepts in sociological inquiry. Incorporating cultural history, social … theory, urban and economic sociology, Borch proposes an innovative rethinking of these key terms and their interconnections … via the concept of the social avalanche. Drawing on classical sociology, he argues that while individuality embodies a …

"Individuality and collectivity are at the heart of sociological inquiry. Through a tour de force of cultural history …, social theory, urban sociology and economic sociology, Christian Borch offers an innovative rethinking of these terms and … their interconnections via the concept of the social avalanche. Drawing on classical sociology, he argues that while …