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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... economy , and society JON ELSTER 2 Rationalization and culture ALAN SICA 3 Psychophysics and culture WOLFGANG SCHLUCHTER PART II POLITICS AND CULTURE 4 The rule of man over man : politics , power and ... ECONOMIC ETHICS 8 Max Weber's ix.
... economy , and society JON ELSTER 2 Rationalization and culture ALAN SICA 3 Psychophysics and culture WOLFGANG SCHLUCHTER PART II POLITICS AND CULTURE 4 The rule of man over man : politics , power and ... ECONOMIC ETHICS 8 Max Weber's ix.
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Stephen Turner. PART III RELIGIONS AND THEIR ECONOMIC ETHICS 8 Max Weber's Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism ALASTAIR HAMILTON 9 Max Weber's Orient JOHN LOVE 10 Max Weber's Ancient Judaism JOHN LOVE PART IV LAW AND ECONOMICS ...
Stephen Turner. PART III RELIGIONS AND THEIR ECONOMIC ETHICS 8 Max Weber's Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism ALASTAIR HAMILTON 9 Max Weber's Orient JOHN LOVE 10 Max Weber's Ancient Judaism JOHN LOVE PART IV LAW AND ECONOMICS ...
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... Economics of American Negro Slavery , co - authored with Robert William Fogel ( 1974 ) , and The Cambridge Economic History of the United States , co - edited with Robert E. Gallman ( vol . I , 1996 ) . ALASTAIR HAMILTON is Professor of ...
... Economics of American Negro Slavery , co - authored with Robert William Fogel ( 1974 ) , and The Cambridge Economic History of the United States , co - edited with Robert E. Gallman ( vol . I , 1996 ) . ALASTAIR HAMILTON is Professor of ...
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... Economics Gives inaugural academic lecture : " The National State and Economic Policy " Accepts Chair in Economics , University of Heidelberg Period of mental illness beginning with the death of his father in 1897 Resumes reading in art ...
... Economics Gives inaugural academic lecture : " The National State and Economic Policy " Accepts Chair in Economics , University of Heidelberg Period of mental illness beginning with the death of his father in 1897 Resumes reading in art ...
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... Economy and Society Participates in the conference of the National Liberal Party Co - founds Deutsche Gesellschaft ... Economic Ethic of the World Religions ; takes position against the German policy of annexation Travels to Vienna and ...
... Economy and Society Participates in the conference of the National Liberal Party Co - founds Deutsche Gesellschaft ... Economic Ethic of the World Religions ; takes position against the German policy of annexation Travels to Vienna and ...
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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