Social science has taken a noticeable turn, with new energy infusing the study of social mechanisms and causal processes that unite the classic micro-macro divide. The Oxford Handbook of Analytical Sociology, edited by Peter Hedstrom and Peter Bearman, is an impressive effort to guide the research agendas sure to follow. The volume is a comprehensive intellectual treat and an indispensible tool for sociologists seeking to master the analytic turn. Professor Robert J. Sampson, Harvard University A fundamental reformulation of sociology, with profound implications across the social sciences. Joshua M. Epstein, The Brookings Institution, author of Generative Social Science This formidable volume puts on display an impressive array of leading scholars, each grappling with key substantive and methodological topics in contemporary sociology. The chapters provide both a masterful summary of existing research and a valuable roadmap for future investigation. Donald Green, A. Whitney Griswold Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University