{"product_id":"2026200013644-secondhand-community-and-association","title":"Community And Association","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition Thus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the foundational texts of modern sociology, Ferdinand Tönnies' Community and Association presents a landmark distinction that would reshape how scholars understand human social organisation. Originally published in German as Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft in 1887, the work argues a compelling dichotomy between two fundamental forms of social life: the organic, emotionally-bound bonds of community (Gemeinschaft) and the rational, contractual ties of association (Gesellschaft), tracing how industrialisation and modernity eroded the intimate solidarity of traditional village and family life in favour of impersonal, interest-driven urban societies.\n\nTönnies writes with a philosophical precision that is at once analytical and elegiac, drawing on natural law theory, classical philosophy, and empirical observation to construct a sociological framework of enduring relevance. Published as part of the prestigious International Library of Sociology, this edition situates the text within the broader canon of classical social thought alongside contemporaries such as Weber and Durkheim. Its central thesis — that modernisation carries a profound social cost — remains as provocative and urgent today as when it was first conceived, leaving the reader to ask whether the bonds of true community can ever be recovered in an age of relentless individualism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203392348379,"sku":"2026200013644-SECONDHAND","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0f3988ea-62c8-4096-85dd-7117fd8f2395.png?v=1788148397","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013644-secondhand-community-and-association","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}