Introduction |
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PART I RECONSTRUCTING MAJOR THEMES |
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1 Max Weber's Types of Rationality: Cornerstones for the Analysis of Rationalization Processes in History |
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General Features of Weber's Types of Rationality and Rationalization Processes |
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15 | (3) |
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The Types of Rationality: Practical, Theoretical, Substantive, and Formal |
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18 | (7) |
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Comparing and Contrasting the Types of Rationality |
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25 | (10) |
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Rationalization Processes in General and Rationalization in Modern Societies |
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35 | (8) |
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2 Should the "Dynamic Autonomy" of Ideas Matter to Sociologists? Max Weber on the Origin of Other-Worldly Salvation Religions and the Constitution of Groups in American Society Today |
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43 | (30) |
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The Dynamic Autonomy of Religious Ideas: The Problem of Suffering and Religious Development |
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47 | (16) |
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Should Sociologists Attend to the Dynamic Autonomy of Ideas? Their Re-Location and the Constitution of Groups in American Society Today |
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63 | (10) |
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3 The Past and Present Influence of World Views: Max Weber on a Neglected Sociological Concept |
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73 | (21) |
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Weber's Definition of World Views |
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74 | (2) |
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The Influence of World Views: Their Sustaining Autonomy and Dynamic Autonomy |
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76 | (5) |
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Conveying the Cognitive Thrust of World Views: Salvation Doctrines, Social Carriers, and Social Configurations |
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81 | (6) |
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Today: The Fading of World Views |
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87 | (7) |
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PART II WEBER'S MODE OF CAUSAL ANALYSIS |
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94 | (3) |
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4 The Perpetual and Tight Interweaving of Past and Present in Max Weber's Sociology |
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97 | (16) |
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The Level of Analysis: Ideal Types and Social Carriers |
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99 | (2) |
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Weber's Multicausality I: The Broad Spectrum |
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101 | (2) |
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Weber's Multicausality II: Societal Domains |
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103 | (5) |
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What Can Arise: The Importance of Context |
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108 | (2) |
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The Perpetual and Tight Interweaving of Past and Present |
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110 | (3) |
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5 Macro Comparisons: Precautions, Possibilities, Achievements, and Limitations |
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113 | (16) |
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Macro Comparisons: Weber's Precautions |
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113 | (9) |
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Macro Comparisons are Possible: The Usefulness of Ideal Types |
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122 | (5) |
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Macro Comparisons: Achievements and Limitations |
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127 | (2) |
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6 The Theoretical Framework and Causal Methodology |
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129 | (13) |
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The Theoretical Framework: Ideal Types and Societal Domains |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (10) |
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PART III RECONSTRUCTING SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS FROM WEBER'S OEUVRE: THE RISE AND EXPANSION OF CONFUCIANISM, THE CASTE SYSTEM, AND MONOTHEISM |
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142 | (3) |
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7 The Rise and Expansion of Confucianism in China |
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145 | (20) |
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Confucianism's Major Features |
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146 | (2) |
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Degrees of Causal Centrality: Facilitating and Necessary Patterns of Action |
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148 | (7) |
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Synchronic and Diachronic Interactions of Patterned Action |
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155 | (5) |
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The Contextual Dependence of Action-Orientations: Adequate Causality from Conjunctural Interactions |
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160 | (5) |
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8 The Rise and Expansion of the Caste System in India |
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165 | (14) |
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Degrees of Causal Centrality: Facilitating and Necessary Patterns of Action |
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166 | (7) |
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Synchronic and Diachronic Interactions of Patterned Action |
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173 | (4) |
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The Contextual Dependence of Patterned Action-Orientations: Adequate Causality from Conjunctural Interactions |
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177 | (2) |
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9 The Rise and Expansion of Monotheism in Ancient Israel |
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179 | (15) |
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Degrees of Causal Centrality: Facilitating and Necessary Patterns of Action |
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181 | (7) |
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Synchronic and Diachronic Interactions of Patterned Action |
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188 | (2) |
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The Contextual Dependence of Patterned Action: Adequate Causality from Conjunctural Interactions |
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190 | (4) |
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PART IV UTILIZING WEBER I: THE IMPORTANCE OF DEEP CULTURE |
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194 | (1) |
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10 The Legacies of Ascetic Protestantism and American Uniqueness: The Political Culture of the United States |
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195 | (10) |
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Foundations of the American Political Culture I: Community Building through Ascetic Protestant Sects, Ascetic Protestant Churches, and Civic Associations |
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196 | (1) |
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Foundations of the American Political Culture II: The Location of Political-Ethical Action and the Strengthening of Community Building |
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197 | (2) |
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Contemporary Manifestations of the Sect Legacy I: "Moral Character" and the "Can Do" Posture in American Election Campaigns |
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199 | (3) |
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Contemporary Manifestations of the Sect Legacy II: The Unique Features of American Provincialism |
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202 | (3) |
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11 The Cultural Foundations of Modern Citizenship |
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205 | (21) |
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205 | (6) |
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Modern Citizenship: Civic Responsibility, Social Trust, Egalitarianism, and World-Oriented Individualism |
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211 | (11) |
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Modern Citizenship's Internal Tensions |
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222 | (4) |
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PART V UTILIZING WEBER II: MULTI-CAUSAL AND CONTEXTUAL-CONJUNCTURAL ANALYSES |
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226 | (1) |
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12 The Origin and Expansion of Kulturpessimismus: The Relationship Between Public and Private Spheres in Early Twentieth-Century Germany |
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227 | (22) |
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229 | (3) |
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The Cultural Context: The Public Sphere in Germany in the Pre-Industrial and Industrial Eras |
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232 | (9) |
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A Theoretical Analysis of the Origins and Expansion of Kulturpessimismus: The Dynamic Interaction of Public and Private Spheres in Germany at the Turn of the Century |
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241 | (5) |
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On the Persistance of Cultural Values Despite Fundamental Structural Change: Paying the Cultural Dimension its Due |
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246 | (3) |
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13 Culture and the Location of Work in Contemporary Western Germany: A Weberian Configurational and Comparative Analysis |
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249 | (36) |
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A Weberian Theoretical Framework |
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250 | (6) |
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Ascertaining the Location of Work in Contemporary Western Germany |
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256 | (9) |
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Past and Present I The Turn-of-the-Century Configuration in Germany and the Establishment of Public Trust |
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265 | (7) |
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Past and Present II The Decline of the Beamtentum and the Equal Competition of Work Motivations in the FRG |
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272 | (4) |
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The Location of Work in the FRG: The Occupational, Private, and Leisure Spheres |
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276 | (9) |
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PART VI CONCLUSION: BRINGING WEBER BACK IN |
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Appendix I The Centrality of Societal Domains in Max Weber's Sociology: Werner Sombart's Challenge |
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285 | (6) |
Appendix II Max Weber's Sociology of Emotions: A Preliminary Analysis |
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291 | (10) |
Appendix III Stephen Kalberg's Writings on Max Weber |
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References |
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Index |
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