The theory of communicative action - Habermas, Jürgen; McCarthy, Thomas (Cambridge, [England] Polity Press, 1989)
v. 1. Reason and the rationalization of society -- v. 2. Lifeworld and system : a critique of functionalist reason.
"First published in 1981 as Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns, Band 2: Zur Kritik der funktionalistischen Vernunft, by Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt am Main." --Title page verso.
The library only has volume 2.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Sociology -- Philosophy; Rationalism; Social action; Communication -- Philosophy; Functionalism (Linguistics)