{"product_id":"the-politics-of-crowds-an-alternative-history-of-sociology-paperback-9781107625464","title":"The Politics of Crowds; An Alternative History of Sociology (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107625464","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Politics of Crowds\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Alternative History of Sociology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book analyses sociological discussions on crowds and masses since the late nineteenth century, covering France, Germany and the USA.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristian Borch (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107625464, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 September 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e348 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a powerful and interesting interpretation of the history of sociology … In bringing the crowd in from the cold, Borch has done a great service to sociologists, political scientists and social psychologists.' John Scott, Acta Sociologica\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhen sociology emerged as a discipline in the late nineteenth century, the problem of crowds constituted one of its key concerns. It was argued that crowds shook the foundations of society and led individuals into all sorts of irrational behaviour. Yet crowds were not just something to be fought in the street, they also formed a battleground over how sociology should be demarcated from related disciplines, most notably psychology. In The Politics of Crowds, Christian Borch traces sociological debates on crowds and masses from the birth of sociology until today, with a particular focus on the developments in France, Germany and the USA. The book is a refreshing alternative history of sociology and modern society, observed through society's other, the crowd. Borch shows that the problem of crowds is not just of historical interest: even today the politics of sociology is intertwined with the politics of crowds.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: the crowd problem\u003cbr\u003e 1. Setting the stage: crowds and modern French society\u003cbr\u003e 2. Disciplinary struggles: the crowd in early French sociology\u003cbr\u003e 3. Weimar developments: toward a distinctively sociological theory of crowds\u003cbr\u003e 4. Liberal attitudes: crowd semantics in the USA\u003cbr\u003e 5. From crowd to mass: problematizing classless society\u003cbr\u003e 6. Reactions to totalitarianism: new fusions of sociological and psychological thinking\u003cbr\u003e 7. The culmination and dissolution of crowd semantics\u003cbr\u003e 8. Postmodern conditions: the rise of the post-political masses\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: the politics of crowds.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e], Social, group or collective psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social, group or collective psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social,%20group%20or%20collective%20psychology%20%5BJMH%5D%22\"\u003eJMH\u003c\/a\u003e], Social theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20theory%20%5BJHBA%5D%22\"\u003eJHBA\u003c\/a\u003e], History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004425818392,"sku":"9781107625464","price":36.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107625464i.jpg?v=1696770275","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-politics-of-crowds-an-alternative-history-of-sociology-paperback-9781107625464","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}