The Anthem Companion to Ferdinand Tönnies

Abstract

This book is a collection of ten articles covering various aspects of the thought of Ferdinand Tönnies. Leading authorities on Tönnies have written these articles in a way that will appeal to both the general reader and the sociological specialist. Front Matter; Half Title; Series ; Title; Copyright; Contents; Chapters; Introduction ; Chapter 1: Ferdinand Tönnies and the Development of Sociology; Chapter 2: Ferdinand Tönnies and Georg Simmel; Chapter 3: Whither Gemeinschaft: Willing and Acting Together as Community; Chapter 4: Tönnies and Globalization: Anticipations of Some Central Concerns of Twenty-First Century Sociology; Chapter 5: From Metropolis with Love: Tönnies, Simmel and Urban Social Architecture; Chapter 6: Ferdinand Tönnies: Hobbes Scholar; Chapter 7: Gender and Family. Chapter 8: The Power and Value of Public Opinion as a Form of Societal WillChapter 9: The Politics of Ferdinand Tönnies; Chapter 10: Crime and Law in Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft; End Matter; Contributors; Index.