Essays in Economic SociologyThe writings of Max Weber (1864-1920) contain one of the most fascinating and sophisticated attempts ever made to create an economic sociology. Economic sociologist and Weber scholar Richard Swedberg has selected the most important of Weber's enormous body of writings on the topic, making these available for the first time in a single volume. The central themes around which the anthology is organized are modern capitalism and its relationships to politics, to law, and to culture and religion; a special section is devoted to theoretical aspects of economic sociology. Swedberg provides a valuable introduction illuminating biographical and intellectual dimensions of Weber's work in economic sociology, as well as a glossary defining key concepts in Weber's work in the field and a bibliographical guide to this corpus. |
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... important of Weber's enor- mous body of writings on the topic , making these available for the first time in a single volume . The central themes around which the anthology is organized are modern capi- talism and its relationships to ...
... important works of Max Weber pertaining to eco- nomic sociology . The texts are reprinted as they appear in the original English versions , which sometimes vary in spelling , punctuation , and citation conven- tions . Occasional ...
... important writings on this topic . Though written nearly a century ago , Weber's work has the quality of a true clas- sic , and the reader will find many ideas in his writings on economics that are ap- plicable to current conditions ...
... important debate with his academic peers or hours of public lecturing , now began to suffer from insomnia and nervous ailments of various kinds . He could not lecture in public , nor carry out his scholarly work ; at best he could read ...
... important writings on the nature of the modern state , democracy , and German political life in general . 13 Among his most penetrating works in this respect are " Parliament and Government in A Reconstructed Germany , " which appeared ...
Contents
Modern Capitalism Key Characteristics and Key Institutions | 43 |
The Spirit of Capitalism | 52 |
The Market | 75 |
The Beginnings of the Firm | 80 |
Class Status and Party | 83 |
CAPITALISM LAW AND POLITICS | 97 |
The Three Types of Legitimate Domination | 99 |
The Bureaucratization of Politics and the Economy | 109 |
The Evolution of the Capitalist Spirit | 157 |
The Protestant Sects and the Spirit of Capitalism | 168 |
Kinship and Capitalism in China | 179 |
The Caste System in India | 185 |
Charity in Ancient Palestine | 189 |
THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY | 197 |
Sociological Categories of Economic Action | 199 |
The Area of Economics Economic Theory and the Ideal Type | 242 |
The Rational State and Its Legal System | 116 |
The National State and Economic Policy Freiburg Address | 120 |
The Social Causes of the Decay of Ancient Civilization | 138 |
CAPITALISM CULTURE AND RELIGION | 155 |