▁bi ographical ▁and ▁historical ▁perspective . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁key ▁cent ers ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁Par s ons ▁today ▁are ▁Germany , ▁Japan , ▁Italy , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Par s ons ▁had ▁a ▁sem inal ▁influence ▁and ▁early ▁ment or ship ▁of ▁many ▁American ▁and ▁international ▁sch ol ars , ▁such ▁as ▁R alf ▁D ahr endorf , ▁A lain ▁T ou raine , ▁Nik las ▁Lu h mann , ▁and ▁Hab erm as . ▁His ▁best - known ▁pup il ▁was ▁M erton . ▁ ▁Selected ▁bibli ography ▁ ▁Author ▁▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁Str ucture ▁and ▁Change ▁of ▁the ▁Social ▁System ▁Ed ited ▁by ▁W ash io ▁Kur ata ▁( lect ures ▁from ▁Par s ons ' ▁second ▁visit ▁to ▁Japan ). ▁▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Social ▁Science : ▁A ▁Basic ▁National ▁Resource ▁Ed ited ▁by ▁S . Z . ▁Klaus ner ▁& ▁Victor ▁L id z . ▁( W ritten ▁around ▁ 1 9 4 8 ). ▁▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁The ▁Early ▁Ess ays ▁( E ss ays ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ). ▁Ed ited ▁by ▁Charles ▁Cam ic . ▁▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁On ▁National ▁Social ism ▁( E ss ays ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ). ▁Ed ited ▁by ▁U ta ▁Ger hardt .