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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bendix, Reinhard (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1960.
Edition:[1st ed.].
Subjects:
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.