Max Weber; an intellectual portrait.
Analysis of the writings of a leading contemporary sociological thinker of Germany, who attributed great importance to religion, by a University of California professor.
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| Language: | English |
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Garden City, N.Y.,
Doubleday,
1960.
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| Edition: | [1st ed.]. |
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Table of Contents:
- Career and personal orientation.
- pt. 1. German society and the protestant ethic. Weber's early studies and the definition of his intellectual perspective ; Aspects of economic rationality in the West.
- pt. 2. Society, religion, and secular ethic: a comparative study of civilizations. Introduction ; Society and religion in China ; Society and religion in India ; Society and religion in ancient Palestine ; Max Weber's image of society.
- pt. 3. Domination, organization, and legitimacy: Max Weber's political sociology. Basic concepts of political sociology ; Charismatic leadership and domination ; Traditional domination ; Legal domination: the emergence of legal rationality ; Legal domination: the modern state and the struggle for power ; A contemporary perspective.