The Lonely Crowd is considered by many to be the most influential book of the twentieth century. Its now-classic analysis of the 'new middle class' in terms of inner-directed and other-directed social character opened exciting new dimensions in our understanding of the psychological, political, and [...]
This is a brilliant and unconventional study of one of the most challenging figures in modern social and economic thought. David Riesman has chosen a deliberately personal method of exposition and evaluation, and he is by no means a disciple. He says of Veblen: "I find him more often interesting tha[...]
David Riesmans klassiska arbete Den ensamma massan är den amerikanska sociologins genom tiderna mest sålda bok. Denna nya och bearbetade svenska utgåva följer den 43:e tryckningen.
Ett centralt tema för Riesman är den nya medelklassens sociala karaktär. Jaget, personligheten och sj[...]