A Genealogy Of Political Culture

by Michael E Brint

Overview

In this lively and witty history of the study of political culture, Michael Brint examines the differences between the French sociological tradition from Montesquieu to Tocqueville; the German tradition of cultural philosophy from Kant to Weber; and the American scientific or behavioral tradition from Almond and Verba forward. Enlisting his own tra

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367164645
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/19/2021
Pages:	158
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Brint is assistant professor of government and foreign affairs at the University of Virginia. The recipient of several teaching awards and research fellowships, he is author of Tragedy and Denial: The Politics of Difference in Western Political Thought and coeditor of Pragmatism in Law and Society (both published by Westview Press).

Table of Contents

Introduction — Playing the Other: The French Sociological Tradition — Culture and Consciousness: the Tradition of Cultural Philosophy in Germany — The American Science of Political Culture and the Culture of American Political Science