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Niklas Luhmann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Borch, Christian.
- Series:
- Key Sociologists
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Luhmann, Niklas.
- Luhmann, Niklas, --1927-1998.
- Social structure.
- System theory.
- Local Subjects:
- Luhmann, Niklas.
- Luhmann, Niklas, --1927-1998.
- Social structure.
- System theory.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Niklas Luhmann offers an accessible introduction to one of the most important sociologists of our time. It presents the key concepts within Luhmann's multifaceted theory of modern society, and compares them with the work of other key social theorists such as Jürgen Habermas, Michel Foucault, and Zygmunt Bauman.The book pays particular attention to introducing and discussing Luhmann's original sociological systems theory. It presents a thorough investigation into the different phases of his oeuvre, through which both the shifting emphases as well as the continuities in his th
- Contents:
- Cover; Niklas Luhmann; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Social systems; Chapter 3. Observing systems; Chapter 4. The functional differentiation of modern society; Chapter 5. Consequences of functional differentiation; Chapter 6. Power and politics; Chapter 7. Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-00829-5
- 1-283-10203-X
- 9786613102034
- 1-134-00830-9
- 0-203-88052-8
- 9780203880524
- OCLC:
- 721900570
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