In this ground-breaking contribution to social theory, John Urry argues that, if sociology is to make a pertinent contribution to the global era, it must abandon its original aim--the study of society as a set of institutions--and switch focus instead to the study of both physical and virtual movement.

Chapter 1 Societies; Chapter 2 Metaphors; Chapter 3 Travellings; Chapter 4 Senses; Chapter 5 Times; Chapter 6 Dwellings; Chapter 7 Citizenships; Chapter 8 Sociologies;