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Love: A Sketch
Niklas Luhmann
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Description for Love: A Sketch
Hardback. * Niklas Luhmann was one of the leading sociologists and social theorists in Germany until his death in 1998. * He was the leading exponent of systems theory in the social sciences, and many of his books were translated into numerous languages. Translator(s): Cross, Kathleen. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
Love seems like the most personal experience, one that touches each of us in a unique way that is more personal than social, and hence it is not surprising that it has been largely neglected by sociologists and social theorists. While it has long been a central preoccupation of writers and novelists, love has rarely attracted anything more than the most cursory attention of social scientists.
This short text, originally written in 1969 by the eminent German social theorist Niklas Luhmann, goes a long way to redressing this neglect. Rather than seeing love as a unique ... Read more
Love seems like the most personal experience, one that touches each of us in a unique way that is more personal than social, and hence it is not surprising that it has been largely neglected by sociologists and social theorists. While it has long been a central preoccupation of writers and novelists, love has rarely attracted anything more than the most cursory attention of social scientists.
This short text, originally written in 1969 by the eminent German social theorist Niklas Luhmann, goes a long way to redressing this neglect. Rather than seeing love as a unique ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
Number of Pages
100
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745647500
SKU
V9780745647500
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About Niklas Luhmann
Niklas Luhmann was Professor of Sociology at the University of Bielfeld
Reviews for Love: A Sketch
"I challenge you to find a less sentimental or romantic account of love than this witty and insightful essay by the controversial social systems theorist. It follows the evolution of the concept of love from its Greek roots through to its function as a way of giving meaning to individual experiences and of explaining and justifying the weirdest of behaviours ... Read more