Tiryakian: Durkheimian Journeys

I sometimes wonder what Durkheim thought of the weather in Bordeaux. As a native of the northeast of France, where winter temperatures and weather can be harsh, it must have been something of a significant shift to find himself in the much milder coastal climate of Aquitaine. In Ecce Homo, Nietzsche speaks of the importance of climate on intellectual work in his effort to fully incarnate the realm of production of ideas. Dry air and clear skies are required for genius to emerge, we are told, and whether one agrees with Nietzsche's climatic predilections or not, we certainly envision a more complete perspective on intellectual production when we include the most potently material effects on a thinker's life. Ed Tiryakian does not take up this specific element of the context in which Durkheim created the ideas that spawned the discipline of sociology, but much else that one might wish to see included in that analysis, as well as penetrating mobilization of Durkheim's thought in the service of contemporary research, is to be found in this wonderful book. Tiryakian will be well-known to readers of this journal as a one-man institution in Durkheimian studies. He has been reflecting in penetrating fashion on Durkheim's legacy for more than half a century now and he has filled a veritable treasure chest with his insights over the years. This vol ume brings together some of his most compelling and insightful work on and with Durkheim from the past three and a half decades. It promises to be a core interpretive work on the Durkheimian tradition for years to come. The book is divided into three sections. The first endeavours to situate