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Niklas Luhmann's Modernity
Language: en
Pages: 264
Authors: William Rasch
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

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An introduction to the nature of modernity as envisioned by Germany's leading social theorist of the late-20th century, Niklas Luhmann. The book injects concept
Observations on Modernity
Language: en
Pages: 150
Authors: Niklas Luhmann
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

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This collection of five essays by Germany’s most prominent and influential social thinker both links Luhmann’s social theory to the question “What is modern
Theories of Distinction
Language: en
Pages: 244
Authors: Niklas Luhmann
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

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The essays in this volume formulate what is considered to be the preconditions for an adequate theory of modern society. The volume starts with an examination o
Social Systems
Language: en
Pages: 692
Authors: Niklas Luhmann
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

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Germany's most prominent social thinker here sets out a contribution to sociology that aims to rework our understanding of meaning and communication. He links s
A Systems Theory of Religion
Language: en
Pages: 382
Authors: Niklas Luhmann
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-09 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

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A Systems Theory of Religion, still unfinished at Niklas Luhmann's death in 1998, was first published in German two years later thanks to the editorial work of