ISBN:
9780803248649
,
9780803266704 (Sekundärausgabe)
,
0803266707 (Sekundärausgabe)
Language:
English
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource UPCC book collections on Project MUSE ISBN 9780803266704
Edition:
ISBN 0803266707
Edition:
[Online-Ausg.]
DDC:
305.8924
Abstract:
"Modern antisemitism and the modern discipline of sociology not only emerged in the same period, but--antagonism and hostility between the two discourses notwithstanding--also overlapped and complemented each other. Sociology emerged in a society where modernization was often perceived as destroying unity and "social cohesion." Antisemitism was likewise a response to the modern age, offering in its vilifications of "the Jew" an explanation of society's deficiencies and crises. Antisemitism and the Constitution of Sociology is a collection of twelve essays providing a comparative analysis of modern antisemitism and the rise of sociology. This volume addresses three key areas: the strong influence of writers of Jewish background and the rising tide of antisemitism on the formation of sociology; the role of antisemitism in the historical development of sociology through its treatment by leading figures in the field, such as Emile Durkheim, Talcott Parsons, and Theodor W. Adorno; and the discipline's development in the aftermath of the Nazi Holocaust. Together the essays provide a fresh perspective on the history of sociology and the role that antisemitism, Jews, fascism, and the Holocaust played in shaping modern social theory. "--...
Note:
Online-Ausg.:
URL:
https://muse.jhu.edu/book/31063
