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Ferdinand Tonnies Author & Editor

Ferdinand Tonnies (1855-1936) was a German sociologist most famous for studying the distinction between Gemeinschaft (community) and Gesellschaft (society) who also served as a lecturer at the University of Kiel, Germany. Mathieu Deflem is professor of sociology at the University of South Carolina, USA. His writings on law, theory, and culture have appeared in multiple journals and books.