Max Weber Readings And Commentary On Modernity [Hardcover]

This unique volume gathers Weber's writings on a broad array of themes, from the nature of work, to the political culture of democracy, to the uniqueness of the West, to the character of the family and race relations, to the role of science and the fate of ethical action in the modern world.

• Gathers Weber’s writings in a comprehensive collection, organized by topic.
  
• Rejuvenates a central, pivotal theme of Weberian thought: How do we live? and How can we live in the industrial society?”
  
• Connects Weber’s writings to contemporary issues through modern essays and editorial introductions.

General Editor's Foreword.

A Chronology of Max Weber's Life.

Glossary.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction: Max Weber: the Confrontation with Modernity.

Max Weber: the Person / Foundational Features of Weber's Interpretive Understanding / Sociology: its Aim and the Centrality of Subjective Meaning, the Four Types of Social Action, and Value-Freedom and Value-Relevance / Research Strategies and Procedures: Ideal Types, Model-Building, Societal Domains, and the Locating of Social Action / The Vision of Society : Ideal Types, Societal Domains, Open Models, and the Interweaving of Past and Present / Weber's Multicausality: Social Carriers and Values / Modern Western Rationalism I: Weber's Model / Modern Western Rationalism II: Empirical Variation / Fears About the Future and Proposals for Social Change / Weber on Modernity and Weber's Sociology: An Assessment / A Note on Weber's Mode of Writing.

Part I: The Uniqueness of the West.

1 The Rationalism of Western Civilization.

Part II: The Uniqueness and Origins of the Modern Western Work Ethic.

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