The Emerald Guide to Max Weber

This introductory text provides an authoritative guide to the key ideas of Max Weber, charting the development of his ideas and placing them in context of his life and times, offering a primer that will form the basis of further, more detailed, reading. This primer isthe first introductory guide to the work of Max Weber designedspecifically for students and those new to his work, providing a readable, clear, comprehensive andauthoritative overview. Thebook discusses Weber’s personal biography, placing him in the context of thedevelopment of the social sciences, covering his methodology as well as his work onreligion, politics, economic history, music, and the development of capitalism.
All that thereader needs to gain a good grasp of Weber’s importance is contained in thisbook, which provides a firm foundation for the independent reading of Weberhimself and for pursuing the many discussions and interpretations of his ideas.The book will appeal to readers in sociology, politics, history, law, religion,and other areas of the social sciences to which Weber made a contribution.
The book includes acomplete list of the best translations of Weber’s works into English, anextensive guide to further reading highlighting uses and applications of Weber’sideas, and a brief overview of the German editions of his collected works.

Pages: 224

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