European Society or European Societies: a View from Russia / Ed. by V.A. Mansurov. — M.: Maska, 2009. — 500 p.

The book includes 229 papers and abstracts written by members of Russian society of sociologists for the 9th Conference of European Sociological Association in Lisbon, Portugal (September, 2-5, 2009) – European Society or European Societies: a View from Russia.
The fourteen parts of the book represent general theoretical speculations and the results data of empirical surveys done by 270 scholars in various regions of Russia, Europe and the world. Urgent problems of social reality connected with the relations between Russia and Europe, geopolitical state of Russia in the world, as well as the perspectives of transnational business and international education under conditions of crisis and the challenges of the 21st century are emphasized.
Special attention is paid to the national (state), ethno-cultural and regional identity forming under conditions of active migration and cross-cultural communication as well as the strategies of regional policy and stratifi cation of a society in the period of transition.
The book will be interesting for scholars of social sciences, experts in enterprise management, economy and education under conditions recent changes in a society and demands of the labour market. It can be helpful for English speaking students and post-graduate students.