The Essential Weber: A Reader - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0415244269 ISBN 13 : 9780415244268

Editeur : Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

Weber is increasingly being recognised as the theorist of modernity. Avoiding the mistakes of other classical thinkers, his sociological analysis has an increasing validity and relevance. Selected by one of the world's leading Weber scholars, this book introduces the work of this key thinker to a new generation of readers. Central themes highlighted in the collection are:

* the developmental logic of world religions
* the rise of modern capitalism
* the multi-dimensionality of power in societies
* the dilemmas of modernity
* the theory of social action
* ideal types and the objectivity of knowledge.

The majority of the readings have been specially translated for this collection both to improve accuracy and to make Weber speak anew in the idiom of the twenty-first century. Each part opens with a short introduction explaining the sequence of readings, the flow of ideas and their intellectual context, and concludes with a guide to further reading.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sam Whimster

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415244269
• ISBN 13: 9780415244268
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 432
• Éditeur: Whimster Sam
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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