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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 436 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 229x152x31 mm, weight: 735 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 16-Dec-2004
  • Leidėjas: Wiley-Blackwell
  • ISBN-10: 0631214909
  • ISBN-13: 9780631214908
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 436 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 229x152x31 mm, weight: 735 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 16-Dec-2004
  • Leidėjas: Wiley-Blackwell
  • ISBN-10: 0631214909
  • ISBN-13: 9780631214908
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This unique volume gathers Weber's writings on a broad array of themes, from the nature of work, to the political culture of democracy, to the uniqueness of the West, to the character of the family and race relations, to the role of science and the fate of ethical action in the modern world.



Gathers Webers writings in a comprehensive collection, organized by topic.

Rejuvenates a central, pivotal theme of Weberian thought: "How do we live?" and "How can we live in the industrial society?

Connects Webers writings to contemporary issues through modern essays and editorial introductions.

Recenzijos

"Having established himself as a leading Weber scholar and translator, Stephen Kalberg shows that he is an editor of vision and sensibility. He presents the full range of Weber's writing in a way that indicates Weber's grasp of all aspects of social reality and the enduring value of his analysis." Jack Barbalet, University of Leicester

General Editor's Foreword xi
Chronology of Max Weber's Life xv
Glossary xxi
Acknowledgments xxxi
Introduction -- Max Weber: The Confrontation with Modernity 1(6)
Stephen Kalberg
Max Weber: The Man
7(1)
Foundational Features of Weber's Interpretive Understanding Sociology
8(6)
Research Strategies and Procedures
14(5)
The Vision of ``Society''
19(3)
Weber's Multicausality
22(5)
Modern Western Rationalism I: Weber's Model
27(3)
Modern Western Rationalism II: Empirical Variation
30(4)
Fears about the Future and Proposals for Social Change
34(3)
Weber on Modernity and Weber's Sociology: An Assessment
37(4)
Notes
41(8)
Part I The Uniqueness of the West
49(20)
Introduction
49(4)
The ``Rationalism'' of Western Civilization
53(16)
From ``Prefatory Remarks'' to Collected Essays on the Sociology of Religion
53(11)
From The Religion of India
64(1)
From Economy and Society
65(4)
Part II The Uniqueness and Origins of the Modern Western Work Ethic
69(52)
Introduction
69(6)
The Religious Origins of the Vocational Calling: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
75(36)
From The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
75(32)
From ``Discussion Contributions''
107(1)
From ``On the Psychological Physics of Industrial Work''
108(3)
Continuous Ethical Discipline
111(10)
From ``The Protestant Sects and the Spirit of Capitalism''
111(10)
Part III The Economy, the Workplace, and the Specialized Nature of Work in the Modern Epoch
121(26)
Introduction
121(4)
Market and Planned Economies: Modern Capitalism's Substantive Conditions
125(5)
From Economy and Society
125(5)
The Separation of the Worker from the Means of Production, the Spread of Officialdom, and Organizational Discipline in the Factory
130(7)
From ``Socialism''
130(4)
From ``A Research Strategy for the Study of Occupational Careers and Mobility Patterns''
134(1)
From Economy and Society
135(2)
The ``Specialist'' and the ``Cultivated Man'': Certificates and the Origin of Ideas in Science
137(5)
From Economy and Society
137(2)
From ``Science as a Vocation''
139(3)
Old and New Civilizations: Contrasting Rural Social Structures in Germany and the United States
142(5)
From ``Capitalism and Rural Society in Germany''
142(5)
Part IV Stratification and Inequality
147(26)
Introduction
147(4)
The Distribution of Power Within the Group: Class, Status, Party
151(12)
From Economy and Society
151(12)
Germany as a Nation of Commoners
163(5)
From ``National Character and the Junkers''
163(5)
The Counterbalancing of Economic and Social Inequality by Universal Suffrage
168(5)
From ``Suffrage and Democracy in Germany''
168(5)
Part V Authority in the Modern Epoch
173(48)
Introduction
173(6)
Power and Authority: When and Why Do People Obey?
179(15)
From Economy and Society
179(15)
The Bureaucracy I: External Form, Technical Superiority, Ethos, and Inequality
194(15)
From Economy and Society
194(4)
From ``The Social Psychology of the World Religions''
198(1)
From Economy and Society
198(11)
The Bureaucracy II: The Impact upon Society
209(8)
From Economy and Society
209(8)
Past and Present: Charismatic Authority and its Routinization
217(4)
From ``The Social Psychology of the World Religions''
217(1)
From Economy and Society
218(2)
From ``The Social Psychology of the World Religions''
220(1)
Part VI The Nation, the Modern State, and Modern Law
221(24)
Introduction
221(4)
The Nation: A Sentiment of Solidarity and the ``National'' Idea
225(5)
From Economy and Society
225(5)
The State, its Basic Functions, and the Economic Foundations of Imperialism
230(8)
From Economy and Society
230(8)
From Particularistic Law to Formal Legal Equality and the Rights of Individuals
238(7)
From Economy and Society
238(7)
Part VII The Circumscription of Ethical Action Today and Weber's Response
245(28)
Introduction
245(6)
The Antagonism of the Economy and Political Domains to Ethical Action
251(4)
From Economy and Society
251(2)
From ``Religious Rejections of the World and Their Directions''
253(2)
A ``Casing of Bondage'' and the Rule of Functionaries: The Call for Political Leadership, Strong Parliaments, and an Ethic of Responsibility
255(18)
From Economy and Society
255(2)
From ``Politics as a Vocation''
257(3)
From Economy and Society
260(2)
From ``Suffrage and Democracy in Germany''
262(3)
From ``Politics as a Vocation''
265(8)
Part VIII The Political Culture of American Democracy: the Influence of the ``Sect Spirit''
273(18)
Introduction
273(4)
The Autonomy of the Individual in the Sect and the Ability to Form Democratic Communities: Tolerance and Freedom of Conscience
277(14)
From The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
277(3)
From Economy and Society
280(1)
From The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
280(2)
From Economy and Society
282(2)
From ``'Churches' and `Sects' in North America''
284(3)
From Economy and Society
287(1)
From ``'Churches' and `Sects' in North America''
287(1)
From The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
288(3)
Part IX On ``Race,'' the Complexity of the Concept of Ethnicity, and Heredity
291(24)
Introduction
291(6)
On ``Race'' Membership, Common Ethnicity, the ``Ethnic Group,'' and Heredity
297(18)
From Economy and Society
297(9)
From ``Comment on the Lecture by Alfred Ploetz''
306(8)
From ``Prefatory Remarks'' to Collected Essays on the Sociology of Religion
314(1)
Part X The Meaning, Value, and Value-Freedom of Science: ``Science as a Vocation'' and Other Writings
315(30)
Introduction
315(6)
The Meaning and Value of Science: Disenchantment, ``Progress,'' and Civilized Man's Meaninglessness
321(7)
From ``Science as a Vocation''
321(7)
Ethical Neutrality in the Classroom and the Usefulness and Limits of an Empirical Science
328(9)
From ``Science as a Vocation''
328(7)
From ``Debate Commentary''
335(2)
The Opposition of Salvation Religions to Science and Modern Culture
337(8)
From ``Science as a Vocation''
337(3)
From ``Religious Rejections of the World and Their Directions''
340(5)
Part XI Modern Reading
345(32)
Introduction
345(2)
Private Authority and Work Habits: England and Russia
347(6)
Reinhard Bendix
The Data Protection Act: A Case of Rationalization
353(4)
Martin Albrow
The McDonaldization of Society
357(4)
George Ritzer
Hitler's Charisma
361(2)
Luciano Cavalli
The Routinization of Charisma: Rituals of Confession within Communities of Virtuosi
363(4)
Hans-Georg Riegl
The Political Culture of American Democracy: The Enduring Influence of Religion
367(10)
Seymour Martin Lipset
Bibliography 377(6)
Author Index 383(2)
Subject Index 385
Stephen Kalberg is Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston University and one of the world's leading Weber scholars. He is the author of Max Weber's Comparative Historical Sociology (1993) and translator and editor of a new edition of Weber's Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Blackwell, 2001).