This book contributes to the establishment of the new field of civilizational analysis. A guidebook that assists social scientists in identifying and explaining the origins, contours, and trajectories of civilizations, it approaches the analysis of civilizations through the works of Max Weber.
This book contributes to the establishment of the new field of civilizational analysis. A guidebook that assists social scientists in identifying and explaining the origins, contours, and trajectories of civilizations, it approaches the analysis of civilizations through the works of Max Weber.
Stephen Kalberg is Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Boston University and Local Affiliate of the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, USA. He is the author of Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology; The Social Thought of Max Weber; Searching for the Spirit of American Democracy: Max Weber's Analysis of a Unique Political Culture; and Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology Today. He is also the editor of Max Weber: Readings and Commentary on Modernity, and the translator of Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.
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Introduction Part I: Weber's Major Themes and the Foundational Features of His Methodology 1. Five Civilizations Themes 2. The Methodology: Foundational Features and the Mode of Analysis Part II: The Conceptual Framework I: The Rationalization of Social Action Models and the Development Models 3. The Rationalization of Social Action Models: The Overarching Civilizations Theme 4. The Rationalization of Social Action Model I: The Rulership Domain 5. The Rationalization of Social Action Model II: The Law Domain 6. The Rationalization of Social Action Model III: The Religion Domain 7. The Rationalization of Social Action Model IV: The Economy Domain Part III: The Conceptual Framework II: Expanding its Range and Evaluating its Usefulness 8. Weber's Further Models Salient to the Analysis of Civilizations 9. Evaluating the Conceptual Component: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Civilizations Analytic Part IV: The Application of Weber's Mode of Civilizational Analysis I: The Origins, Contours, and Trajectories of the Rationalisms of Ancient China and Ancient and Medieval India 10. The Unique Rationalism of Ancient China 11. The Unique Rationalism of Ancient and Medieval India Part V: Applications of Weber's Mode of Civilizational Analysis II: The Origins, Contours, and Trajectory of Western Rationalism and Modern Western Rationalism 12. The Rationalism of the Ancient West: The Tracks, Monotheism, World-Oriented Salvation Paths, the City, and Ancient Roman Law 13. The Uniqueness and Rise of Modern Western Democracy and Egalitarianism 14. The Uniqueness and Rise of the Modern State: Legal Equality and Universalism 15. The Uniqueness and Rise of Modern Capitalism 16. The Uniqueness and Rise of Logical-Formal Law 17. The Uniqueness and Rise of the Modern Bureaucracy 18. The Uniqueness and Rise of the World-Oriented Ethical Individual 19. The Uniqueness and Rise of Western Rationalism and Modern Western Rationalism: An Overview Part VI: Toward a Systematic Study of Civilizations: Themes and Methodology Revisited 20. Weber's Main Themes Revisited 21. Weber's Methodology Revisited: The Mode of Analysis Part VII: The Interpretive Understanding of Civilizations: A Weberian Guide 22. Lessons for Today: A Weberian Guide 23. The Interpretive Understanding of the Other: Expanding the Researcher's Horizon
Introduction Part I: Weber's Major Themes and the Foundational Features of His Methodology 1. Five Civilizations Themes 2. The Methodology: Foundational Features and the Mode of Analysis Part II: The Conceptual Framework I: The Rationalization of Social Action Models and the Development Models 3. The Rationalization of Social Action Models: The Overarching Civilizations Theme 4. The Rationalization of Social Action Model I: The Rulership Domain 5. The Rationalization of Social Action Model II: The Law Domain 6. The Rationalization of Social Action Model III: The Religion Domain 7. The Rationalization of Social Action Model IV: The Economy Domain Part III: The Conceptual Framework II: Expanding its Range and Evaluating its Usefulness 8. Weber's Further Models Salient to the Analysis of Civilizations 9. Evaluating the Conceptual Component: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Civilizations Analytic Part IV: The Application of Weber's Mode of Civilizational Analysis I: The Origins, Contours, and Trajectories of the Rationalisms of Ancient China and Ancient and Medieval India 10. The Unique Rationalism of Ancient China 11. The Unique Rationalism of Ancient and Medieval India Part V: Applications of Weber's Mode of Civilizational Analysis II: The Origins, Contours, and Trajectory of Western Rationalism and Modern Western Rationalism 12. The Rationalism of the Ancient West: The Tracks, Monotheism, World-Oriented Salvation Paths, the City, and Ancient Roman Law 13. The Uniqueness and Rise of Modern Western Democracy and Egalitarianism 14. The Uniqueness and Rise of the Modern State: Legal Equality and Universalism 15. The Uniqueness and Rise of Modern Capitalism 16. The Uniqueness and Rise of Logical-Formal Law 17. The Uniqueness and Rise of the Modern Bureaucracy 18. The Uniqueness and Rise of the World-Oriented Ethical Individual 19. The Uniqueness and Rise of Western Rationalism and Modern Western Rationalism: An Overview Part VI: Toward a Systematic Study of Civilizations: Themes and Methodology Revisited 20. Weber's Main Themes Revisited 21. Weber's Methodology Revisited: The Mode of Analysis Part VII: The Interpretive Understanding of Civilizations: A Weberian Guide 22. Lessons for Today: A Weberian Guide 23. The Interpretive Understanding of the Other: Expanding the Researcher's Horizon
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