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Unavailable in an decent, affordable edition for many years Weber
is one of the most important social scientists of the last two
centuries and responsible for extremely important theories such as
the 'protestant ethic' His work is taught in sociology departments
around the world General Economic History is his major work on the
history of capitalism and stands in a line of incredibly
distinguished other big books on capitalism, such as Adam Smith's
The Wealth of Nations and Marx's Capital, to whom Weber is often
compared This Routledge Classics edition includes a new
Introduction by Keith Tribe Weber's Conceptual Preface appears here
for the first time in English, translated by Keith Tribe
Unavailable in an decent, affordable edition for many years Weber
is one of the most important social scientists of the last two
centuries and responsible for extremely important theories such as
the 'protestant ethic' His work is taught in sociology departments
around the world General Economic History is his major work on the
history of capitalism and stands in a line of incredibly
distinguished other big books on capitalism, such as Adam Smith's
The Wealth of Nations and Marx's Capital, to whom Weber is often
compared This Routledge Classics edition includes a new
Introduction by Keith Tribe Weber's Conceptual Preface appears here
for the first time in English, translated by Keith Tribe
Edited and with a new introduction by Robert J. Antonio and Alan
Sica. Max Weber wrote these methodological essays in the closest
intimacy with actual research and against a background of constant
and intensive meditation on substantive problems in the theory and
strategy of the social sciences. They were written between 1903 and
1917, the most productive of Max Weber's life, when he was working
on his studies in the sociology of religion and Wirtschaft und
Gesellschaft. Weber had done important work in economic and legal
history and had taught economic theory. On the basis of original
investigations, he had acquired a specialist's knowledge of the
details of German economic and social structure. His always vital
concern for the political prosperity of Germany among the nations
thrust him deeply into discussion of political ideals and programs.
Weber's methodology still holds interest for us. Some of its
shortcomings, from the contemporary viewpoint, may be attributed to
the fact that some of the methodological problems that he treated
could not be satisfactorily resolved prior to certain actual
developments in research technique. These few qualifications aside,
the work remains a pioneering work in large scale social research,
from one of the field's masters.
For the first time in 70 years, a new translation of Max Weber's
classic "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" --one
of the seminal works in sociology-- published in September 2001.
Translator Stephen Kalberg is an internationally acclaimed Weberian
scholar, and in this new translation he offers a precise and
nuanced rendering that captures both Weber's style and the unusual
subtlety of his descriptions and causal arguments. Weber's original
italicization, highlighting major themes, has been restored, and
Kalberg has standardized Weber's terminology to better facilitate
understanding of the various twists and turns in his complex lines
of reasoning.
Weber's compelling work remains influential for these reasons: it
explores the continuing debate regarding the origins and legacy of
modem capitalism in the West; it helps the reader understand
today's global economic development; and it plumbs the deep
cultural forces that affect contemporary work life and the
workplace in the United States and Europe.
This new edition/translation also includes a glossary; Weber's
1906 essay, "The Protestant Sects and the Spirit of Capitalism";
and Weber's masterful prefatory remarks to his "Collected Essays in
the Sociology of Religion," in which he defines the uniqueness of
Western societies and asks what "ideas and interests" combined to
create modem Western rationalism
Max Weber wrote these methodological essays in the closest intimacy
with actual research and against a background of constant and
intensive meditation on substantive problems in the theory and
strategy of the social sciences. They were written between 1903 and
1917, the most productive of Max Weber's life, when he was working
on his studies in the sociology of religion and Wirtschaft und
Gesellschaft. Weber had done important work in economic and legal
history and had taught economic theory. On the basis of original
investigations, he had acquired a specialist's knowledge of the
details of German economic and social structure. His always vital
concern for the political prosperity of Germany among the nations
thrust him deeply into discussion of political ideals and programs.
Weber's methodology still holds interest for us. Some of its
shortcomings, from the contemporary viewpoint, may be attributed to
the fact that some of the methodological problems that he treated
could not be satisfactorily resolved prior to certain actual
developments in research technique. These few qualifications aside,
the work remains a pioneering work in large scale social research,
from one of the field's masters.
The definitive new translation of Max Weber's classic work of
social theory-arguably the most important book by the foremost
social theorist of the twentieth century. Max Weber's Economy and
Society is the foundational text for the social sciences of the
twentieth and twenty-first centuries, presenting a framework for
understanding the relations among individual action, social action,
economic action, and economic institutions. It also provides a
classification of political forms based upon "systems of rule" and
"rulership" that has shaped debate about the nature and role of
charisma, tradition, legal authority, and bureaucracy. Keith
Tribe's major new translation presents Economy and Society as it
stood when Weber died in June 1920, with three complete chapters
and a fragment of a fourth. One of the English-speaking world's
leading experts on Weber's thought, Tribe has produced a uniquely
clear and faithful translation that balances accuracy with
readability. He adds to this a substantial introduction and
commentary that reflect the new Weber scholarship of the past few
decades. This new edition will become the definitive translation of
one of the few indisputably great intellectual works of the past
150 years.
Max Weber's best-known and most controversial work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, first published in 1904, remains to this day a powerful and fascinating read. Weber's highly accessible style is just one of many reasons for his continuing popularity. The book contends that the Protestant ethic made possible and encouraged the development of capitalism in the West. Widely considered as the most informed work ever written on the social effects of advanced capitalism, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism holds its own as one of the most significant books of the twentieth century. The book is one of those rare works of scholarship which no informed citizen can afford to ignore.
Originally published separately, Weber's 'Science as a Vocation'
and 'Politics as a Vocation' stand as the classic formulations of
his positions on two related subjects that go to the heart of his
thought: the nature and status of science and its claims to
authority; and the nature and status of political claims and the
ultimate justification for such claims. Together in this volume,
these newly translated lectures offer an ideal point of entry into
Weber's central project: understanding how, as Weber put it, in the
West alone there have appeared cultural manifestations that seem
to] go in the direction of universal significance and validity.
For more than 100 years, Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the
Spirit of Capitalism has set the parameters for the debate over the
origins of modern capitalism. Now more timely and thought provoking
than ever, this esteemed classic of twentieth-century social
science examines the deep cultural "frame of mind" that existed at
the birth of modern capitalism and to this day influences attitudes
toward work in northern America and Western Europe. In this volume,
Stephen Kalberg revises his internationally acclaimed
translation-using shorter sentences and more lucid language-to make
the work even more accessible to students and other readers.
Capturing the essence of Weber's style as well as the subtlety of
his descriptions and causal arguments, this is the only translation
of the revised 1920 edition of The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit
of Capitalism published since 1930. To draw readers into the
material, this engaging volume includes extensive introductions by
the editor, a chronology of Weber's life, a glossary, and numerous
clarifying endnotes. Detailed commentaries discuss the
controversies Weber addressed, explain his complex causal argument
by reference to the general contours of his sociology, summarize
the history of "the Protestant Ethic debate," and examine the
significance of "the Protestant Sects" essays. Ideal for courses in
sociology, anthropology, political science, history, international
relations, economics, and cultural studies, The Protestant Ethic
and the Spirit of Capitalism is an essential resource for anyone
seeking to understand the origins and endurance of the modern West.
In The Protestant Ethic, Max Weber opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and relates the rise of the capitalist economy to the Calvinist belief in the moral value of hard work and the fulfillment of one's worldly duties. Based on the original 1905 edition, this volume includes, along with Weber's treatise, an illuminating introduction, a wealth of explanatory notes, and exemplary responses and remarks-both from Weber and his critics-sparked by publication of The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.
This is the first English translation of the 1905 German text and the first volume to include Weber's unexpurgated responses to his critics, which reveal important developments in and clarifications of Weber's argument.
Max Weber (1864-1920) was one of the most prolific and influential
sociologists of the twentieth century. This classic collection
draws together his key papers. This edition contains a new preface
by Professor Bryan S. Turner.
Max Weber (1864-1920), generally known as a founder of modern social science, was concerned with political affairs throughout his life. The texts in this edition span his career and illustrate the development of his political thinking on the fate of Germany and the nature of politics in the modern Western state in an age of cultural "disenchantment." The introduction discusses the central themes of Weber's political thought, and a chronology, notes and an annotated bibliography place him in his political and cultural context.
A selection of Weber's writings newly translated with critical introductions for the student.
This selection from Max Weber's writings presents his variegated
work from one central focus, the relationship between charisma on
the one hand, and the process of institution building in the major
fields of the social order such as politics, law, economy, and
culture and religion on the other. That the concept of charisma is
crucially important for understanding the processes of institution
building is implicit in Weber's own writings, and the explication
of this relationship is perhaps the most important challenge which
Weber's work poses for modern sociology.
"Max Weber on Charisma and Institution Building" is a volume in
"The Heritage of Sociology," a series edited by Morris Janowitz.
Other volumes deal with the writings of George Herbert Mead,
William F. Ogburn, Louis Wirth, W. I. Thomas, Robert E. Park, and
the Scottish Moralists--Adam Smith, David Hume, Adam Ferguson, and
others.
Published posthumously in the early 1920's, Max Weber's Economy and
Society has since become recognized as one of the greatest
sociological treatises of the 20th century, as well as a
foundational text of the modern sociological imagination. The first
strictly empirical comparison of social structures and normative
orders conducted in world-historical depth, this two volume set of
Economy and Society--now with new introductory material
contextualizing Weber's work for 21st century audiences--looks at
social action, religion, law, bureaucracy, charisma, the city, and
the political community. Meant as a broad introduction for an
educated general public, in its own way Economy and Society is the
most demanding textbook yet written by a sociologist. The precision
of its definitions, the complexity of its typologies, and the
wealth of its historical content make the work an important
challenge to our sociological thought: for the advanced
undergraduate who gropes for her sense of society, for the graduate
student who must develop his own analytical skills, and for the
scholar who must match wits with Weber.
Originally published separately, Weber's 'Science as a Vocation'
and 'Politics as a Vocation' stand as the classic formulations of
his positions on two related subjects that go to the heart of his
thought: the nature and status of science and its claims to
authority; and the nature and status of political claims and the
ultimate justification for such claims. Together in this volume,
these newly translated lectures offer an ideal point of entry into
Weber's central project: understanding how, as Weber put it, in the
West alone there have appeared cultural manifestations that seem
to] go in the direction of universal significance and validity.
Hiermit liegt der erste Band einer Auswahl von Briefen Max Webers
auf der Grundlage der Max Weber-Gesamtausgabe vor. Dieser erste
Band Reisebriefe enthält mehr als siebzig Briefe und Karten, die
Max Weber auf seinen zahlreichen Reisen innerhalb Europas und in
Nordamerika geschrieben hat. Der Band setzt mit Webers
Jugendbriefen ein, denn er war früh eingeübt in die Kulturpraxis
des Bürgertums, Anderen von seinen Reiseerfahrungen ausführlich
und anschaulich Mitteilung zu machen. Schon von den Reisen mit
Vater und Brüdern berichtete der junge Max lebhaft seiner Mutter.
Ãœber die ausgedehnten, mit Marianne Weber unternommenen Reisen
nach Schottland und Irland 1895, Frankreich und Spanien 1897 und
die berühmte Reise quer durch die Vereinigten Staaten 1904 erhielt
Helene Weber eingehende Berichte. Es sind kulturhistorische
Momentaufnahmen mit dem Blick auf Clans und Sozialstrukturen in
Schottland und Irland, auf den Erzabbau im Baskenland, den
"Brutstätten des Capitalismus", oder die amerikanischen Sekten.
Wir können Max Weber, stets mit Manuskripten und Lektüre
unterwegs, bei seinem Besuch des Rijksmuseums in Amsterdam und in
den mediterranen Süden begleiten. Der Band endet 1914 mit der
letzten Reise in den Süden, wenige Monate vor Ausbruch des 1.
Weltkriegs. Eingeleitet wird die Auswahl der Reisebriefe durch
einen Essay von Hinnerk Bruhns (Paris); ein biografisches
Personenregister erschließt die Briefe, die gegenüber der
zugrundeliegenden Max Weber-Gesamtausgabe vereinfacht zum Abdruck
gelangen. Die Briefauswahl wird durch einen weiteren Band
Gelehrtenbriefe fortgeführt.
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