Max Weber on China : modernity and capitalism in a global perspective / by Vittorio Cotesta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cotesta, Vittorio, 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weber, Max, 1864-1920--Criticism and interpretation.

Weber, Max.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 232 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2018]

Summary:

Who was Max Weber? How did he live? What were his dreams, desires and designs? What relationship existed between his life, his illness and his work? Why are his studies of capitalism and China still so important today?This book throws light on a problem-riddled Weber, a man lacerated by tragic contradictions, a great intellectual, nationalistic yet cosmopolitan. This investigation of his private life reveals a tender, impassioned man, who, at a time of overwhelming conflict, sought true life in love. Whether Confucianism impeded the birth of modern capitalism in China remains a controversial issue. Equally problematic is the theory of the Calvinistic origins of European capitalism. Weber, however, answers both questions in an original manner, while also providing a lesson in methodology which remains unparalleled to date. A century after his death, Max Weber remains a controversial figure of the political and social sciences.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part One: Max Weber: His Life and Scholarship

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Part Two: East, West and Modern Capitalism

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Part Three: Europe, the West, Asia

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5275-2221-0

OCLC:

1076879085