The Legitimation of Power
Published on 9. October 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
VIII, 267 pages
978-0-333-37539-6 (ISBN)
Description
Political theory has undergone a remarkable development in recent years. A systematic study of legitimacy within social science, the book starts as a critique of Weber and examines the link betwen a social-scientific approach and the various philosophical traditions of theorizing about legitimacy.
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Edition
1991
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (UK-trade)
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biography
Dimensions
Height: 21.6 cm
Width: 14 cm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
355 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-37539-6 (9780333375396)
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David Beetham
The Legitimation of Power
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10/1991
Palgrave Macmillan
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Content
PART 1 THE CRITERIA FOR LEGITIMACY - Towards a Social-Scientific Concept of Legitimacy - Power and its need of Legitimation - The Intellectual Structure of Legitimacy - Social Science and the Social Construction of Legitimacy - PART 2 LEGITIMACY IN THE CONTEMPORARY STATE - Dimensions of State Legitimacy - Crisis Tendencies of Political Systems - Modes of Non- Legitimate Power - Legitimacy in Political Science and Political Philosophy