The Essential Weber: A Reader by Sam Whimster

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Paperback
Book Title
The Essential Weber
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1 lbs
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9780415244275
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10
0415244277
ISBN-13
9780415244275
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2337125

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Essential Weber : a Reader
Publication Year
2003
Subject
Sociology / General, General, Economics / General, History & Surveys / Modern, Sociology of Religion
Type
Textbook
Author
Sam Whimster
Subject Area
Philosophy, Social Science, Business & Economics
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
28.3 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2003-011946
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
College Freshman
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
301
Table Of Content
Introduction 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
Synopsis
Weber 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 Number
HM22

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