Based upon a close reading of the foundational works of Georg Simmel, Max Weber and the Frankfurt School as well as underexplored other works, Karner critically maps the conceptual approaches and theoretical insights of the German language sociological tradition onto various twenty-first-century social and political issues.
Karner demonstrates that a revisiting of classical German-language sociology, combined with a critical engagement with more recent and current contributions, offers vital insights for a globally oriented political sociology for the present and future. In doing so, this book critically interrogates definitions of "the social", questions of power, public spheres, cultural meanings, the historical particularities of the present, and sociologists' public roles and responsibilities.
This book will be of interest to students and scholars in the humanities and social sciences with an interest in classical social theory and political sociology.
| ISBN: | 9781032876795 |
| Publication date: | 11th August 2026 |
| Author: | Christian Karner |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought |
| Genres: |
Social theory Historiography Social and political philosophy Politics and government |
Based upon a close reading of the foundational works of Georg Simmel, Max Weber and the Frankfurt School as well as underexplored other works, Karner critically maps the conceptual approaches and theoretical insights of the German language sociological tradition onto various twenty-first-century social and political issues.
Karner demonstrates that a revisiting of classical German-language sociology, combined with a critical engagement with more recent and current contributions, offers vital insights for a globally oriented political sociology for the present and future. In doing so, this book critically interrogates definitions of "the social", questions of power, public spheres, cultural meanings, the historical particularities of the present, and sociologists' public roles and responsibilities.
This book will be of interest to students and scholars in the humanities and social sciences with an interest in classical social theory and political sociology.
Through the Past to the Future features in the following genres: Social theory, Historiography, Social and political philosophy, Politics and government
Through the Past to the Future is available in Hardback
Through the Past to the Future was written by Christian Karner and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Through the Past to the Future has 224 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought series
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