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PublisherTaylor & Francis Group

ISBN-100415244277

ISBN-139780415244275

eBay Product ID (ePID)2337125

Product Key Features

Number of Pages432 Pages

Publication NameEssential Weber : a Reader

LanguageEnglish

SubjectSociology / General, General, Economics / General, History & Surveys / Modern, Sociology of Religion

Publication Year2003

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy, Social Science, Business & Economics

AuthorSam Whimster

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight28.3 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.4 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2003-011946

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromCollege Freshman

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal301

Table Of ContentIntroduction to Max Weber Part 1: Comparing Civilizations and the Origins of Modernity Introduction to Part 1 1. Puritanism and the Spirit of Capitalism 2. Confucianism and Puritanism Compared 3. Introduction to the Economic Ethics of World Religions 4. Religions of Civilization and their Attitude to the World 5. Prefatory Remarks to the Collected Essays in the Sociology of Religion Further reading Part 2: Structures of Power and Stratification Introduction to Part 2 6. Politics and the State 7. The Three Pure Types of Legitimate Rule 8. The Nation 9. The Belief in Common Ethnicity 10. The Household Community 11. Capitalism in Antiquity 12. The Conditions of Maximum Formal Rationality of Capital Accounting 13. Status Groups and Classes 14. The Distribution of Power in Society: Classes, status groups and parties 15. Parties Further Reading Part 3: The Dilemmas of Modernity Introduction to Part 3 16. Intermediate Reflection on the Economic Ethics of World Religions 17. Bureaucracy: Characteristics of modern bureaucracy; the technical superiority of bureaucratic organization over administration by notables 18. Formal and Substantive Rationalization: The general conditions of legal formalism 19. The Vocation of Politics 20. The Vocation of Science Further reading Part 4: Methodology of the Social Sciences Introduction to Part 4 21. Basic Sociological Concepts 22. The 'Objectivity' of Knowledge in the Social and Policy Sciences Further Reading

SynopsisWeber is increasingly being recognised as the theorist of modernity. Avoiding the mistakes of other classical thinkers, his sociological analysis has an increasing validity and relevance. Selected by one of the world's leading Weber scholars, this book introduces the work of this key thinker to a new generation of readers. Central themes highlighted in the collection are: * the developmental logic of world religions * the rise of modern capitalism * the multi-dimensionality of power in societies * the dilemmas of modernity * the theory of social action * ideal types and the objectivity of knowledge. The majority of the readings have been specially translated for this collection both to improve accuracy and to make Weber speak anew in the idiom of the twenty-first century. Each part opens with a short introduction explaining the sequence of readings, the flow of ideas and their intellectual context, and concludes with a guide to further reading., Selected by one of the world's leading Weber scholars, this book introduces his work to a new generation of readers. With many readings being specially translated for this collection, Weber speaks anew in the idiom of the twenty-first century.

LC Classification NumberHM22