Buḥrān-i Mashrū'īyat: Ti'urī-yi Dawlat-i Sarmāyah'dārī-yi Mudirn: Persian 1402

In this enormously influential book, Jurgen Habermas examines the deep tensions and crisis tendencies that underlie the development of contemporary Western societies and develops a powerful analysis of the legitimation problems faced by modern states. Habermas argues that Western societies have succeeded to some extent in stabilizing the economic fluctuations associated with capitalism, but this has created a new range of crisis tendencies wthatare expressed in other spheres. States intervene in economic life and attempt to regulate markets, but they find themselves confronted by increasing and often conflicting demands. As individuals become increasingly disillusioned, the state is faced with the possibility of a mass withdrawal of loyalty or support - a 'legitimation crisis'. Widely recognized as a classic of contemporary social and political analysis, Lethe Gitimation Crisis sheds light on a range of issues that are central to current debates, from the decline of class conflict and the disillusionment with established political institutions to the crisis of the welfare state. It remains essential reading for students of sociology, politics, and the social sciences generally.