Political Theory in Modern Germany
Subtitle: An Introduction
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: February 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780745620008
Subjects: Political science & theory; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Politics / Current Events; History & Theory - General; Politics/International Relations; Germany; POLITICAL SCIENCE_GERMANY; Political Science / History & Theory; History; Europe - Germany; Political Science
First sentence: Max Weber has entered intellectual history as the major sociologist of early twentieth-century Europe, and naturally his political thinking cannot be extricated simply from his general sociology.
Description: "This book provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the major political thinkers of modern Germany. Their works are examined in their social and historical contexts, ranging from the period of Bismarck to the present day." "A clear picture is presented of the connections between individual theoretical positions and the general political conditions of modern Germany. Areas of political history covered in particular depth include nineteenth-century legal and parliamentary history, aspects of German liberalism, Weimar social democracy, political Catholicism, Adenauer and Erhard, Brandt's reforms and the Tendenzwende of the late 1970s. By closely linking intellectual and political history, this work examines how recent German political theory has developed as a set of varying responses to recurring aspects and problems of political life in modern Germany. At the same time, it addresses the philosophical and political implications of the works which it treats, and it critically examines how modern German political theory has contributed to broader attempts to theorize political legitimacy and politics itself." "This book will be of interest to students of political theory, German studies and European political history."--BOOK JACKET.