David Toews is a senior tutor and course coordinator in the School of English and Media Studies at Massey University, New Zealand. He is the author of Social Life and Political Life in the Era of Digital Media.
‘In this fine and accessible book, Toews not only presents some of the key themes of Tarde’s sociological program, but he also demonstrates how they might be brought into conversation with contemporary debates. This includes showing how Tarde’s work can serve to readdress questions of nature. By combining historical examinations with present-day theoretical concerns, this books offers an at once useful and important contribution.’ Christian Borch, author of Social Avalanche