{"product_id":"the-american-ideology-9781032612188","title":"The American Ideology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1977 \u003ci\u003eThe American Ideology \u003c\/i\u003epresents an analysis of the ways in which Americans and the most advanced capitalist countries think about science, technology, and organization. In particular, the author describes it as an anti-sociological essay set within the broader area between sociology and philosophy as functionally legitimate disciplines within the academic division of labour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe âAmerican ideologyâ seems to revolve around the concepts of rationality and domination; the tension between these concepts is central to the work of Hegel, Marx, Weber, and the Frankfurt School. The author argues in particular that the social sciences are unavoidably a \u003ci\u003epart\u003c\/i\u003e of the problem expressed through this tension and \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003ea neutral means of observing and resolving it from a distance. This book is an essential read for students and scholars of sociology, political science, and political philosophy. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151223976279,"sku":"9781032612188","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-american-ideology-9781032612188","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}