A landmark examination of the work of acclaimed sociologist Iván Szelényi, and its enduring relevance.

Tamás Demeter is Professor at the Sociology Department of the University of Pécs. He has published widely on the sociological tradition of Hungarian philosophy, and on early modern philosophy including its sociological context. He is the author of David Hume and the Culture of Scottish Newtonianism (Brill, 2016), and co-editor of Conflicting Values of Inquiry (Brill, 2015).

Preface
Acknowledgement
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
1
Futures Present: On the Concepts of "Intellectuals" and "Intelligentsia" in Iván Szelényi 's Oeuvre Gil Eyal
2
Normative Frames and Systemic Imperatives: Gouldner, Szelényi and New Class Fracture Michael D. Kennedy
3
New Class Theory as Sociology of Knowledge Tamás Demeter
4
How to become a Dominant or Even Iconic Central and East European Sociologist Karmo Kroos
5
Inequality and Transitions: Human Frailty in a Sample of Prisoners Bruce Western
6
Neoclassical Sociology Meets Polanyian Political Economy Dorothee Bohle and Béla Greskovits
7
Mechanisms of Institutional Change Victor Nee
8
Transitions and Structural Distortions Tamás Kolosi
9
The Ouvrierist Szelényi and the Missing Sociology of Labor David Ost
10
Replies and Comments Iván Szelényi
Index