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Love as Passion: The Codification of Intimacy
Niklas Luhmann
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Paperback. * This classic book by Niklas Luhmann - one of the leading social thinkers of the late 20th century - analyses the emergence of passionate love as the basis of personal relationships in modern societies. Translator(s): Gaines, Jeremy; Jones, Doris L. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; WZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
In this important book Niklas Luhmann - one of the leading social thinkers of the late 20th century - analyses the emergence of ‘love' as the basis of personal relationships in modern societies. He argues that, while family systems remained intact in the transition from traditional to modern societies, a semantics for love developed to accommodate extra-marital relationships; this semantics was then transferred back into marriage and eventually transformed marriage itself. Drawing on a diverse range of historical and literary sources, Luhmann retraces the emergence and evolution of the special semantics of passionate love that has come to form the ... Read more
In this important book Niklas Luhmann - one of the leading social thinkers of the late 20th century - analyses the emergence of ‘love' as the basis of personal relationships in modern societies. He argues that, while family systems remained intact in the transition from traditional to modern societies, a semantics for love developed to accommodate extra-marital relationships; this semantics was then transferred back into marriage and eventually transformed marriage itself. Drawing on a diverse range of historical and literary sources, Luhmann retraces the emergence and evolution of the special semantics of passionate love that has come to form the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745600789
SKU
V9780745600789
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About Niklas Luhmann
Niklas Luhmann was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Bielefeld University.
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