Ideology and Utopia: An Introduction to the Sociology of Knowledge

Mannheim, Karl

ISBN 10: 0156439557 / ISBN 13: 9780156439558

Published by Mariner Books, 1955

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR008872929

Synopsis:

Mannheim, a pioneer in the field of SOCIOLOGY (740), here analyzes the ideologies that are used to stabilize a social order and the wish-dreams that are employed when any transformation of that same order is attempted. Translated and with a Foreword by Louis Wirth and Edward Shils; Preface by Wirth; Indices.

About the Author: Karl Mannheim (1893-1947) held academic posts at the universities of Heidelberg, Frankfurt, and London. His major works include Ideology and Utopia, Man and Society in an Age of Reconstruction, Diagnosis of Our Time, Essays on the Sociology of Culture, Freedom, Power and Democratic Planning, Structures of Thinking, and Conservatism.

Louis Wirth (1897-1952) was both educated at the University of Chicago and, after a brief period at Tulane University, became a member of its Sociology Department for the remainder of his life. His work "Urbanism as a Way of Life" served as a paradigm in the intellectual history of the profession.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ideology and Utopia: An Introduction to the ...
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication Date: 1955
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good