Stát a společnost pohledem Emila Lederera

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to introduce czech readers to the two most important sociological writings of emil lederer. lederer’s contributions, especially in the field of political sociology, are particularly impressive. after being almost completely forgotten, the works of this social scientist are finally being rediscovered. I will first give a short introduction to lederer’s life, then present two of his texts: On the Sociology of World War (1915) and The State of the Masses (1939). Both of these texts contain a surprisingly unbiased and unique analysis of the situation leading up to both World War I and World War II.

Keywords

• Lederer
• Arendt
• World War I
• state of the masses
• fascism
• economy