Introduction: Always in question
Thersites and the personification of anti-authority
Socrates and the quest for authority
Rome and the founding of authority
Augustus : a role model for authority through the ages
Medieval authority and the investiture contest
Medieval claim-making and the sociology of tradition
Reformation and the emergence of the problem of order
Hobbes and the problem of order
The rationalisation of authority
The limits of the authority of the rational
Taming public opinion and the quest for authority
Nineteenth century authority on the defensive
Authority transformed into sociology's cause
The rise of negative theories of authority
By-passing authority through the rationalisation of persuasion
In the shadow of authoritarianism
Conclusion: Final thoughts.
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Authority : a sociological history by Frank Furedi. ISBN 9780521189286. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
