The Making of Meaning: From the Individual to Social Order

The Making of Meaning brings together Luhmann's essential ideas from the four volume series Gesellschaftsstruktur and Semantik (Social Structure and Semantics) . In this work, Luhmann presents an empirical strategy that links the production of knowledge and culture to broader societal changes and the transformation of societal complexity. This volume provides insight into the development of Luhmann's theoretical ideas, revealing how his theory was driven by a broad range of detailed historical and comparative studies. Informing a wide range of disciplines, from sociology to history, from law to business studies, from philosophy to cultural studies, The Making of Meaning stands as a major contribution to the sociology of knowledge and the social history of ideas.