Talcott Parsons (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521810227)

The American sociologist Talcott Parsons was often accused of being an overly abstract, even apolitical thinker, remote in Harvard's ivory tower. Uta Gerhardt dispels this image in her fascinating account of the political nature of Parsons's life and scholarship. Gerhardt depicts Parsons as a champion of American society and democracy. In this respect he followed the lead of his venerable mentor, Max Weber. Parsons's work, Gerhardt argues, was driven by an overriding agenda to develop a sociological understanding and defense of the development of modern democracy.

Author: Uta Gerhardt
ISBN-10: 0521810221
ISBN-13: 9780521810227
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/10/2002
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.80d