{"product_id":"talcott-parsons-uta-gerhardt-9780521810227","title":"Talcott Parsons","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Uta Gerhardt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521810221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521810227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Uta Gerhardt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44365006602495,"sku":"9780521810227","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0af007da-29c4-4974-bc21-e9a715b42495.jpg?v=1697056095","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/talcott-parsons-uta-gerhardt-9780521810227","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}