From Max Weber
Essays in Sociology
1st Edition
Published on 16. January 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
494 pages
978-0-415-48269-1 (ISBN)
Description
Max Weber (1864-1920) was one of the most prolific and influential sociologists of the twentieth century. This classic collection draws together his key papers. This edition contains a new preface by Professor Bryan S. Turner.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
657 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-48269-1 (9780415482691)
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03/1991
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Persons
Bryan S. Turnerisa leading Weber scholar and contemporary sociologist. He has edited Max Weber: Critical Responses (Routledge 1999) and Max Weber on Economy and Society , with Robert Holton (Routledge 1989), and is the founding editor with John O'Neill of the Journal of Classical Sociology.
Content
PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION INTRODUCTION: THE MAN AND HIS WORK 1. A Biographical View 2. Political Concerns 3. Intellectual Orientations PART I: SCIENCE AND POLITICS 4. Politics as a Vocation 5. Science as a Vocation PART 2: POWER 6. Structures of Power 7. Class, Status Party 8. Bureaucracy 9. The sociology of Charismatic Authority 10.The Meaning of Discipline PART 3: RELIGION 11. The Social Psychology of the World Religions 12. The Protestant Sects and the Spirit of Capitalism 13. Religious Rejections of the World and Their Directions PART 4: SOCIAL STRUCTURES 4. Capitalism and Rural Society in Germany 15. National Character and the Junkers 16. India: The Brahman and the Castes 17. The Chinese Literati