Force, Fate, and Freedom
| Author | : Reinhard Bendix |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 172 |
| Release | : 1984 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0520069498 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780520069497 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (497 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Force, Fate, and Freedom by : Reinhard Bendix
Download or read book Force, Fate, and Freedom written by Reinhard Bendix and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Force, Fate, and Freedom serves as an introduction to historical sociology, as well as a critical analysis of the belief in economic and political progress through social knowledge. Reinhard Bendix offers a development of the historicist approach to social change first championed by Max Weber, and presents an overview of the foundations of political authority in Japan, Russia, Germany, France, and England.