Politics of Mass Society

ISBN-13: 9780415605410 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 256 str.

Kornhauser, William

Opis

This work explores the social conditions necessary for democracy and the vulnerabilities of large scale society to totalitarianism. It argues that mass movements mobilise people who are alienated from society, who do not believe in the legitimacy of the establishment, and who are therefore ready to engage in efforts to destroy.

Spis treści

Part I Theory of Mass Society; Chapter 1 Two Views of Mass Society; Chapter 2 Conditions of Mass Society; Chapter 3 Structure of Mass Society; Chapter 4 Culture and Personality in Mass Society; Part II Social Sources Of Mass Movements; Chapter 5 Political Vulnerability of Mass Society; Chapter 6 Discontinuities in Authority; Chapter 7 Discontinuities in Community; Chapter 8 Discontinuities in Society; Part III Social Composition of Mass Movements; Chapter 9 Social Classes and Mass Movements; Chapter 10 Unattached Intellectuals; Chapter 11 Marginal Middle Classes; Chapter 12 Isolated Workers; Part IV Conclusion; Chapter 13 Mass Society and Democratic Order;

O autorze

William Kornhauser