Hubert Treiber, Matthew Philpotts

Reading Max Weber's Sociology of Law

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Produktbeschreibung

Max Weber's Sociology of Law evaluates the conditions in which modern legal systems were developed. Using recent research alongside history, this book provides a skilful overview of Weber's theories, layered with analysis and critique. A leading expert on Weber, Treiber provides invaluable insights as he dissects and expands on Weber's theories.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780198837329
• ISBN-10: 0198837321
• Artikelnr.: 59962652

Autorenporträt

Hubert Treiber is Professor Emeritus of Administrative Sciences at the Leibniz University of Hannover. He has published widely on Max Weber and worked on Friedrich Nietzsche and Paul Rée. He has also published in the field of public administration, the implementation of law and the history of science. In 1986/87 he was Jean-Monnet-Fellow at the European University Institute (Florence), and in 1991 he received a scholarship from the Beinecke Rare Manuscript Library/Yale University Library. In April 2000, he was awarded the national academic prize for 'Law and Society', endowed by the Christa-Hoffmann-Riem Foundation, from the Deutsche Vereinigung für Rechtssoziologie (lawyers' association). This prize promotes 'the valuable application of social science research in legal contexts'. In 2018, his book Max Webers Rechtssoziologie - eine Einladung zur Lektüre was honoured by the Börsenverein des deutchen Buchhandels and the F. Thyssen-Stiftung.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Questions of Dating
1: Terminological Discussion: Juristic and Sociological Notions of Law and Validity, Order and the Legal Order
2: Weber's Aims in the 'Sociology of Law'
3: Developmental Stages of the Law and of the Legal Process
Conclusion: Weber's Theory of Legal Rationalization - A Summary