Legitimation Crisis (book)

Legitimation Crisis
Cover of the German edition
Author Jürgen Habermas
Original title Legitimationsprobleme im Spätkapitalismus
Translator Thomas McCarthy
Country West Germany
Language German
Subject Legitimation crisis
Publisher Suhrkamp
Publication date
1973
Media type Print
Pages 120
ISBN 0-435-82386-8

Legitimation Crisis (German: Legitimationsprobleme im Spätkapitalismus) is a 1973 book by Jürgen Habermas, published in English in 1975 by Beacon Press, translated and with an introduction by Thomas McCarthy. It was originally published by Suhrkamp.[1] The title refers to a decline in the confidence of administrative functions, institutions, or leadership: a legitimation crisis.[2]

References

  1. COPAC catalogue record
  2. Friedrichs, David (1980). "The Legitimacy Crisis in the United States: A Conceptual Analysis". Social Problems. 27 (5): 540–555. doi:10.1525/sp.1980.27.5.03a00040.
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