Understanding Weber [

A companion to "The Essential Weber", this work explains the central issues of Weber's work. It locates the central issues in Weber's writings and relates them to the golden era of social and cultural

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whimster, Sam , 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ;New York : Routledge , c2007
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Online Access:NetLibrary
Table of Contents:
  • Weber before Weberian sociology, revisited
  • Capitalism in contemporary debates : Sombart, Weber and Simmel
  • The Protestant ethic and the "spirit" of capitalism
  • 'Wissenschaftslehre'
  • The reluctant sociologist : from the Protestant ethic to the Grundriss der Sozialokonomik
  • The sociology of religion
  • Going beyond Weber
  • Power, legitimacy, and democracy
  • Sociological categories and the types of economic activity : a final account