Fate and Utopia in German Sociology, 1870-1923

by Harry Liebersohn

Book Overview

Fate and Utopia in German Sociology provides a lucid introduction to a major sociological tradition in Western thought. It is an intellectual history of five scholars--Ferdinand T?nnies, Ernst Troeltsch, Max Weber, Georg Simmel, and Georg Luk?cs--who created modern German sociology over the course of fifty years, from 1870 to 1923.

Liebersohn portrays his subjects as thinkers who were deeply immersed in the politics and poetry of their time,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262620790
• ISBN13: 9780262620796
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher