The Anthem companion to Weber / edited by Alan Sica.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sica, Alan, 1949- editor.

Series:

Anthem companions to sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weber, Max, 1864-1920--Political and social views.

Weber, Max.

Weber, Max, 1864-1920.

Political and social views.

Sociology--Philosophy.

Sociology.

Physical Description:

vi, 303 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2016.

Summary:

The Anthem Companion to Max Weber is a study of the ideas and career of the German sociologist and founder of classical social theory. Including contribution by accomplished Weber scholar, this companions provides the latest scholarly interpretation of the sociologist's vast body of socioeconomic and political writing which continue to inspire new scholar and debate on global politics, comparative religion, social class relationships, social science methods and law and society. This book serves as a handy introduction for beginners and a tidy commentary for advanced scholars. Book jacket.

Contents:

Notes on contributors

Alan Sica : Max Weber invents himself

Lutz Kaelber : Weber's dissertation and habilitation

Christopher Adair-Toteff : Max Weber and the "agrarian crisis" 1892-1902

David Norman Smith : charisma and the spirit of capitalism

Stephen Kalberg : Max Weber's sociology of civilizations : a preliminary investigation into its major methodological concepts

Stephen Turner : Weber's foray into geopolitics

Larry Scaff : Max Weber in the United States

Sven Eliaeson : Weber on Russia's long road to modernity

Jack Barbalet : the religion of China and the prospects of Chinese capitalism

Joshua Derman : politics without magic : Weber in Weimar Germany

Terry Maley : Weber and political theory today

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783083794

1783083794

OCLC:

891609405