Social Systems

by Niklas Luhmann

Book Overview

A major challenge confronting contemporary theory is to overcome its fixation on written narratives and the culture of print. In this presentation of a general theory of systems, Germany's most prominent and controversial social thinker sets out a contribution to sociology that reworks our understanding of meaning and communication.

Luhmann concedes that there is no longer a binding representation of society within society, but refuses to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804726256
• ISBN13: 9780804726252
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 684 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"