{"product_id":"the-american-ideology-h-t-wilson-9781032612188","title":"The American Ideology: Science, Technology, and Organization...","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1977 \u003ci\u003eThe American Ideology \u003c\/i\u003epresents an analysis of the ways in which Americans and the most advanced capitalist countries think about science, technology, and organization. In particular, the author describes it as an anti-sociological essay set within the broader area between sociology and philosophy as functionally legitimate disciplines within the academic division of labour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 'American ideology' seems to revolve around the concepts of rationality and domination; the tension between these concepts is central to the work of Hegel, Marx, Weber, and the Frankfurt School. The author argues in particular that the social sciences are unavoidably a \u003ci\u003epart\u003c\/i\u003e of the problem expressed through this tension and \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003ea neutral means of observing and resolving it from a distance. This book is an essential read for students and scholars of sociology, political science, and political philosophy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. T. Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032612185\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032612188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"H. T. Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440599904511,"sku":"9781032612188","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_476b6a98-f263-4b25-a81d-231877596548.jpg?v=1777183526","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-american-ideology-h-t-wilson-9781032612188","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}