Visions of the Social - Society as a Political Project in France, 1750-1950

Taking the example of France between the Enlightenment and the Second World War and focusing especially on the connection between social theories and political projects, this book provides an original analysis of French scholarly debates on the nature of society.

About the author

Jean Terrier, Ph.D. in Social and Political Science, European University Institute (2004), is lecturer at the University of Münster. He works on the history of social and political thought and on the history of concepts, with a focus on turn-of-the-century France.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Terrier
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.06.2011
• EAN: 9789004201538
• ISBN: 978-90-04-20153-8
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 246 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 277 g
• Series: International Studies in Socio
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories