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Reflections on America: Tocqueville, Weber and Adorno in the United States

ISBN: 978-0-7456-3505-7
Hardcover
140 pages
December 2005, Polity
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Reflections on America is simultaneously an excellent contribution to sociological theory and to historical-comparative research.”
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

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