Understanding Society and Knowledge

By: Nico Stehr

Understanding Society and Knowledge proposes that knowledge rather than nature, violence, or power provides the basis of and the driving force behind human action in modern society. It demonstrates how the legally enforced restricted use of knowledge enables the transformation of the knowledge society into knowledge capitalism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 180220380X
• ISBN13: 9781802203806
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 5.4" x 0.6"