| Tönnies: Community and Civil Society Contributor(s): Tönnies, Ferdinand (Author), Harris, Jose (Editor), Hollis, Margaret (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0521567823 ISBN-13: 9780521567824 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $40.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: Tonnies' Community and Civil Society (first published in 1887 as Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft) is a classic of social and political theory, exploring the tension between close-knit "communities" and an emerging global market "society." It is a response to modernity, an exercise in social, political and moral science, and an unusual commentary on the inner character of "democratic socialism." This new translation and introduction make this important work much more readily accessible to student readers, and those interested in social and political theory and the history of European ideas. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 305 |
| LCCN: 00046753 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.90 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tönnies' Community and Civil Society (first published in 1887 as Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft) is a classic of social and political theory, exploring the tension between close-knit communities and an emerging global market society. It is a response to modernity, an exercise in social, political and moral science, and an unusual commentary on the inner character of democratic socialism. This new translation and introduction make this important work much more readily accessible to student readers, and those interested in social and political theory and the history of European ideas. |