Sam Whimster

Understanding Weber

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This" "is an indispensable guide to Weber's writings and will be an invaluable companion to "The Essential Weber" (2004). The book closely tracks the development of Weber's thinking, an exploration that will make it an obligatory purchase for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as researchers in the fields of sociological theory, economic sociology, and cultural studies.

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This book provides direct access to the central debates in Weber's writings; locating them in the golden era of social and cultural sciences, and offers a new interpretation of the dynamic of his career as historian, social-economist, and sociologist.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 163mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9780415370752
• ISBN-10: 0415370752
• Artikelnr.: 22519102

Autorenporträt

Sam Whimster

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Weber before Weberianism Sociology, Revisited 2. Capitalism
in Contemporary Debates: Sombart, Weber and Simmel 3. The Protestant Ethic
and the 'Spirit' of Capitalism 4. Wissenschaftslehre 5. The Reluctant
Sociologist: From the Protestant Ethic to the Grundriss der Sozialökonomik
6. Going Beyond Weber 7. The Sociology of Religion 8. Power, legitimacy and
democracy 9. Sociological Categories and the Types of Economic Activity: A
Final Account

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Introduction 1. Weber before Weberianism Sociology, Revisited 2. Capitalism in Contemporary Debates: Sombart, Weber and Simmel 3. The Protestant Ethic and the 'Spirit' of Capitalism 4. Wissenschaftslehre 5. The Reluctant Sociologist: From the Protestant Ethic to the Grundriss der Sozialökonomik 6. Going Beyond Weber 7. The Sociology of Religion 8. Power, legitimacy and democracy 9. Sociological Categories and the Types of Economic Activity: A Final Account

Rezensionen

"In creating, single-handedly, a new genre for the appreciation of Weber - simultaneously didactic, contextual and (mostly) comprehensive - Sam Whimster's achievement is considerable...Whimster's book is indispensable."

-- Peter Baehr, Lingnan University, Canadian Journal of Sociology, Vol. 33, No.3, 2008

"Understanding Weber by Sam Whimster brings together more than a decade of cutting-edge work in Weber scholarship since the late 1990s...All of the most important developments in Weber research over the last ten to fifteen years are surveyed, collated, and interpreted in this extremely informative and fluently written volume."

-- Austin Harrington, University of Leeds/University of Efurt, Canadian Journal of Sociology, Vol. 33, No.3, 2008