Rousseau and Weber

<p>Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Max Weber central thinkers to the discussion of political legitimacy represent two very different stages and forms of social theory: early modern political philosophy and classical sociology. In these studies Dr Merquior describes and assesses their individual contributions to the understanding of the concept of political legitimacy.</p><p>Dr Merquior compares Rousseau and Weber to a handful of other major theorists and highlights the contemporary prospects of the alternatives between democratic participation and bureaucratizm.</p><p>This book was first published in 1980.</p>