Toennies: Community and Civil Society (Hardcover)

Ferdinand Toennies' Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft (first published in 1887) is a classic of social and political theory, which explores the clash between small-scale neighbourhood-based 'communities' and large-scale competitive market 'societies'. Toennies considers all aspects of life - political, economic, legal and family; art, religion and culture; the construction of 'selfhood' and 'personhood'; and modes of cognition, language and understanding. Often recognised as one of the founding texts of sociology, Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft is also a highly significant contribution to European political thought and philosophy, with particular relevance to the legacies of Hobbes and Kant. It is at once a response to modernity, a theoretical exercise in social, political and moral science, and an unusual commentary on the inner character of 'democratic socialism'. This new English rendition will introduce Toennies' work to a fresh generation of English-speaking readers with interests in social and political theory and the history of European ideas.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Release date:	July 2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	Ferdinand Toennies
Editors:	Jose Harris
Translators:	Margaret Hollis
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-56119-8
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	German
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory
LSN:	0-521-56119-1
Barcode:	9780521561198

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