Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
A new translation and introduction make this classic of social and political theory readily accessible.
Synopsis
TönniesâCommunity 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 âcommunitiesâand an emerging global market âsocietyâ. It is a response to modernity, an exercise in social, political and moral science, and an unusual commentary on the inner character of âdemocratic socialismâ. 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.
Synopsis
'Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft (Community and Civil Society) is a classic of social and political theory, exploring the tension between close-knit \'communities\' and an emerging global market \'society\'. This new translation and introduction make this seminal work accessible to students of social and political theory and the history of European ideas.\n
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Table of Contents
General introduction; Chronology of Tönniesâlife and career; Community and Civil Society; TönniesâPreface to the first edition of 1887; 1.1. A general classification of key ideas; 1.2. Theory of Gesellschaft; 2.1. The forms of human will; 2.2. Explanation of the dichotomy; 3.1. The sociological basis of natural law; 3.2. Definitions and propositions; 3.3. The natural element in law; Conclusions and future prospects.