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0521189284 (pbk.)

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1107007283 (hbk.)

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9780521189286 (pbk.)

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9781107007284 (hbk.)

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[Book]

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a sociological history /

First Statement of Responsibility

Frank Furedi

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

viii, 446 pages ;

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23 cm

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 410-437) and index

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Introduction: Always in question -- Thersites and the personification of anti-authority -- Socrates and the quest for authority -- Rome and the founding of authority -- Augustus : a role model for authority through the ages -- Medieval authority and the investiture contest -- Medieval claim-making and the sociology of tradition -- Reformation and the emergence of the problem of order -- Hobbes and the problem of order -- The rationalisation of authority -- The limits of the authority of the rational -- Taming public opinion and the quest for authority -- Nineteenth century authority on the defensive -- Authority transformed into sociology's cause -- The rise of negative theories of authority -- By-passing authority through the rationalisation of persuasion -- In the shadow of authoritarianism -- Conclusion: Final thoughts

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Furedi, Frank,1947-

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20141129042809.0

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