Books by William Kornhauser

The establishment of the Third Republic in France in the 1870s swept the nobility from power and established republican government supported by the professional classes, the peasantry, and small businessmen

The establishment of the Third Republic in France in the 1870s swept the nobility from power and established republican government supported by the professional classes, the peasantry, and small businessmen

Explores the social conditions necessary for democracy and the vulnerabilities of large scale society to totalitarian systems. This work identifies Kornhauser's book as a seminal work of the great tradition in political sociology at mid-twentieth century. It also reveals fresh clues to the origins and nature of mass political movements.

This study analyzes the relationship of professional employees to their professions, and the organizations for which they work.