The Cambridge Companion to WeberStephen Turner Max Weber is indubitably one of the very greatest figures in the history of the social sciences, the source of seminal concepts like 'the Protestant Ethic', 'charisma' and the idea of historical processes of 'rationalization'. But, like his great forebears Adam Smith and Karl Marx, Weber's work always resists easy categorisation. Prominent as a founding father of sociology, Weber has been a major influence in the study of ancient history, religion, economics, law and, more recently, cultural studies. This Cambridge Companion provides an authoritative introduction to the major facets of his thought, including several (like industrial psychology) which have hitherto been neglected. A distinguished international team of contributors examines some of the major controversies that have erupted over Weber's specialized work, and shows how the issues have developed since he wrote. The articles demonstrate Weber's impact on a variety of research areas. |
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... discussion . In contrast , he notes , Parsons compares Weber only to other theorists , and members of the Weber industry treat " the text as a reflection of Weber's mind rather than the world . . . staying within the sacred tradition ...
... discussion . In contrast , he notes , Parsons compares Weber only to other theorists , and members of the Weber industry treat " the text as a reflection of Weber's mind rather than the world . . . staying within the sacred tradition ...
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... discussions of Asian religion and the economic ethic associated with it , and the separate dispute over ancient Judaism . These disputes are important to understanding Weber's mode of analysis , but they have been carried out in ...
... discussions of Asian religion and the economic ethic associated with it , and the separate dispute over ancient Judaism . These disputes are important to understanding Weber's mode of analysis , but they have been carried out in ...
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... discussion of Weber's influence on the area . Several issues that have loomed large in past writing about Weber have been given less emphasis in this collection , because of considerations of space . The topic of Weber's sociology of ...
... discussion of Weber's influence on the area . Several issues that have loomed large in past writing about Weber have been given less emphasis in this collection , because of considerations of space . The topic of Weber's sociology of ...
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Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Rationality rationalization and psychology | 25 |
Rationality economy and society | 27 |
Rationalization and culture | 48 |
Psychophysics and culture | 65 |
Politics and culture | 87 |
The rule of man over man politics power and legitimation | 89 |
Weber on the cultural situation of the modern age | 105 |
Religions and their economic ethics | 155 |
Max Webers Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism | 157 |
Max Webers Orient | 178 |
Max Webers Ancient Judaism | 206 |
Law and economics | 227 |
Max Weber as legal historian | 229 |
From agrarian history to crosscultural comparisons Weber on GrecoRoman antiquity | 246 |
Max Weber as economist and economic historian | 262 |
Global capitalism and multiethnicity Max Weber then and now | 123 |
Constitutional Caesarism Webers politics in their German context | 137 |
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