Who This Author Is

Anselm L. Strauss has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 6 catalog-linked books across 1969 to 2020, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Mirrors and Masks: The Search for Identity and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1969 to 2020; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Transaction Pub and Aldine.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Transaction Pub and Aldine

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1969 to 2020; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Transaction Pub and Aldine.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Mirrors and Masks: The Search for Identity

    Transaction Pub • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 188 pages.

  2. Misplaced Loyalties

    Taylor & Francis Group • 2020 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2020 • 210 pages.

  3. Creating sociological awareness

    Transaction Pub • 1991 • longer commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  4. The contexts of social mobility; ideology and theory

    Aldine Pub Co • 1971 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1971 • 263 pages.

  5. Continual permutations of action

    AldineTransaction • 2008 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2008.

  6. The American City

    Aldine • 1969 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1969 • 530 pages.

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