Between freedom and hierarchy : Max Weber's social politics / Peter Ghosh

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ghosh, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weber, Max, 1864-1920.

Weber, Max.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2026]

Summary:

"The main subject is given in the title of the book: Weber’s theory of social politics. This theory is unique because it presents a view of politics through categories present in all social life (rule, power, human agency etc.) rather than more specifically political ones (political institutions, political liberty). This then requires consideration of Weber’s ideas about ‘sociology’ in general, which hinge on the interrelation between special sociologies (such as social politics) and a slim body of general theory. This unusual model is quite unlike that of any other “classical” sociologist and here again Weber is original. The book looks at the evolution of these ideas throughout Weber’s life, but with the main emphasis on his last decade (1910–20), when they came to fruition. Together with my previous work, Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic (OUP, 2014), this is the first ever presentation of his thought as a whole by a historian, rather than by a sociologist"-- Oxford Academic

Contents:

From the “state” to Herrschaft

The novelty of Weberian Herrschaft

Foundations : capitalism, individualism, and “democracy”

The origins of bureaucracy?

Herrschaft and ‘sociology’ : a new synthesis

Charisma in four dimensions

Parties, parliaments, and representation : contexts

Parties, parliaments, and representation : Max Weber

Power politics and the nation

Conclusion : some principal theses

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Academic, viewed July 31, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Ghosh, Peter. Between freedom and hierarchy.

ISBN:

9780198907183

0198907184

9780198907169

0198907168

OCLC:

1591619883

Publisher Number:

CIPO000391868

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license