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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789992303321

Autore

Borch Christian

Titolo

Niklas Luhmann [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2011

ISBN

1-134-00829-5

1-283-10203-X

9786613102034

1-134-00830-9

0-203-88052-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

Key Sociologists

Disciplina

301.092

Soggetti

Luhmann, Niklas

Luhmann, Niklas, --1927-1998

Social structure

System theory

Sociology & Social History

Social Sciences

Social Change

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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