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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... means , bureaucratic rationalization , and were thus more similar than different . But even Weber the theorist of modernity proves elusive . The " rationalistic " development of Weber's thought is matched by an anti - rationalist side ...
... means , bureaucratic rationalization , and were thus more similar than different . But even Weber the theorist of modernity proves elusive . The " rationalistic " development of Weber's thought is matched by an anti - rationalist side ...
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... means for the theoretical point under 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 ...
... means for the theoretical point under 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 ...
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... means both understanding a past world of scholarship and understanding the alterna- tive ways in which the world has been described and interpreted since this world vanished . Connected to this problem is the difficult matter of ...
... means both understanding a past world of scholarship and understanding the alterna- tive ways in which the world has been described and interpreted since this world vanished . Connected to this problem is the difficult matter of ...
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... means of gaining critical distance . John Love , in two chapters , examines the complexities of the disputes over Weber's discussions of Asian religion and the economic ethic associated with it , and the separate dispute over ancient ...
... means of gaining critical distance . John Love , in two chapters , examines the complexities of the disputes over Weber's discussions of Asian religion and the economic ethic associated with it , and the separate dispute over ancient ...
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... means of gaining critical distance . The complex debate over Weber's Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and his writings on religion has continued in various forms and settings throughout this century . It is one of the ...
... means of gaining critical distance . The complex debate over Weber's Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and his writings on religion has continued in various forms and settings throughout this century . It is one of the ...
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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