Tradition and revolt
By: Robert A. Nisbet ; with a new introduction by Robert G. Perrin.
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New Brunswick, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
Subjects: Historical sociology.
Description: "This classic volume deals with a crucial contemporary social issue: the conflict between traditionalism and modernism. Nisbet considers such subjects as power, community, culture, and the university. He deals directly with the values of authority, tradition, hierarchy, and community on the one hand, and individualism, secularism, and revolt on the other.

Nisbet's underlying argument is that there is a close historical relationship between the distribution of power in democratic society and the displacement of social class, kinship, neighborhood, and the church. The book challenges concerned Americans to understand and address the basic conflicts confronting contemporary society."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Originally published: New York : Random House, 1968. With a new introd.