Emil Lederer: On the Sociology of World War

• Authors: Magdalena Jáchymová Královcová
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The present article aims to introduce Emil Lederer (1882–1939) and the main ideas of his essay "On the sociology of the World War". Written in January 1915 this text contains a surprisingly unbiased and unique analysis of the war. Lederer deals with the topics of war technology, army organization and social structure, discusses the relationship between state and society and describes social and economic conditions of modern war. The key elements of his argumentation are the existence of universal conscription and the dual character of the modern democratic states.

Keywords

EN

Emil Lederer; World War I; sociology of war; dual state; universal conscription

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY
• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Silesian University in Opava, Faculty of Public Policies, Czech Republic
• Journal: Central European Papers
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 51-57

Contributors

author

Magdalena Jáchymová Královcová