Ideology and Utopia: Collected Works Volume One: 1 (Routledge Classics in Sociology) - Hardcover

Book 4 of 6: Routledge Classics in Sociology

Mannheim, Karl

 
9780415060547: Ideology and Utopia: Collected Works Volume One: 1 (Routledge Classics in Sociology)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415060540 ISBN 13: 9780415060547
Publisher: Routledge, 1991

Synopsis

Ideology and Utopia argues that ideologies are mental fictions whose function is to veil the true nature of a given society. They originate unconsciously in the minds of those who seek to stabilise a social order. Utopias are wish dreams that inspire the collective action of opposition groups which aim at the entire transformation of society. Mannheim shows these two opposing elements to dominate not only our social thought but even unexpectedly to penetrate into the most scientific theories in philosophy, history and the social sciences.
This new edition contains a new preface by Bryan S. Turner which describes Mannheim's work and critically assesses its relevance to modern sociology. The book is published with a comprehensive bibliography of Mannheim's major works.

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About the Author

Karl Mannheim, Louis Wirth, Bryan S. Turner

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
1991
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415060540
ISBN 13 
9780415060547
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
376