Understanding Weber provides an accessible and comprehensive
explanation of the central issues of Weber's work. Using the most
recent scholarship and editions of Weber's writings, Sam Whimster
establishes the full range, depth and development of Max Weber's
approach to the social and cultural sciences. This ground-breaking
book:
- locates the central issues in Weber's writings and relates them
to the golden era of social and cultural sciences
- argues that Weber remains the major exponent of the classical
tradition still relevant today
- offers a new interpretation of the dynamic of Weber's career as
historian, social-economist, methodologist and sociologist.
Weber's sociology still stands as a successful and valid
underwriting of the substantive fields of power, law, rulership,
culture, religion, civilizational configurations, and economic
sociology. At a time of the turning away from grand theory to
empirical policy studies, this book asserts the authority of
Weber's conception and calls for a critical engagement with his
legacy in order to understand the dynamics of a globalizing
modernity.
This is an indispensable guide to Weber's writings and will be
an invaluable companion to The Essential Weber (2004). The book
closely tracks the development of Weber's thinking, an exploration
that will make it an obligatory choice for undergraduate and
postgraduate students as well as researchers in the fields of
sociological theory, economic sociology and cultural studies.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
March 2007 |
| First published: |
April 2007 |
| Authors: |
Sam Whimster
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
306 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-37075-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-415-37075-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780415370752 |
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