Authority: A Sociological History

by Frank Furedi

Book Overview

Concern with authority is as old as human history itself. Eve's sin was to challenge the authority of God by disobeying his rule. Frank Furedi explores how authority was contested in ancient Greece and given a powerful meaning in Imperial Rome. Debates about religious and secular authority dominated Europe through the Middle Ages and the Reformation. The modern world attempted to develop new foundations for authority - democratic consent, public opinion,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521189284
• ISBN13: 9780521189286
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 453 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"