Abram de Swaan (; born 8 January 1942) is a Dutch essayist, sociologist and professor emeritus from the University of Amsterdam.
In 1996, he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2000.
He developed the concept of a global language system.
He received the P. C. Hooft Award in 2008. P.C. Hooftprijs voor Abram de Swaan, de Volkskrant, 15 dec 2007 (Retrieved on May 11, 2008)
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Books in Dutch Amerika in termijnen (1968) Halverwege de Heilstaat (essays; 1983) Zorg en de Staat (1989) Perron Nederland (1991) Moord en de staat (2003) Tegen de vrouwen (2019)
Books in English In Care of the State (1988) The Management of Normality (1990) Words of the World (2001)https://www.amazon.co.uk/Human-Societies-Introduction-Abram-Swaan-ebook/dp/B00E6OQC8K/ref=sr_1_1 Human Societies: An Introduction (2013) The Killing Compartments (2015)
Awards P. C. Hooft Award (2008) for his oeuvre
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