Reflections on America: Tocqueville, Weber and Adorno in the United StatesISBN: 978-0-7456-3505-7
Hardcover
140 pages
December 2005, Polity
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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Sociological Review
“A concise, rich account of three salient European
socio-theoretical perspectives on America and their implications
for Europe.”
Matthias Benzer, British Journal of Sociology
“The author offers valuable insights on American
exceptionalism and its consequences for domestic and international
politics ... For readers more interested in current developments in
American politics, the appeal of the book lies in Offe’s
insights about the contribution of foreign policy to the
effectiveness of the American melting pot and to social
cohesion.”
Álvaro Morcillo, British Journal of
Sociology
“In this elegant and inspiring book, Claus Offe shows how
America time and again has served Europeans as a screen on which to
project their own visions of society, revealing as much about the
old continent as about the new world.”
Abram de Swaan, Amsterdam School of Social
Research