Giddens Politics and Sociology in the Thought of Max Weber

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-7213-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 64 Seiten, E-Book

This book provides an interpretation of one of the key aspects ofMax Weber's work: the relationship between his political andsociological writings. Weber's sociological studies haveoften been treated as if they were completely separate from hispolitical attitudes and interests, and in general his politicalwritings have remained less well-known than his sociologicalwork.
The book contains three main sections. The first of these analysesthe principal concerns underlying Weber's politicalassessment of the prospective development of post-BismarckianGermany. The second examines some of the way in which these viewschannelled his interests in sociology and influences his studies ofcapitalism, authority and religion. Finally, the third main section'reverses' this perspective, showing how hisconceptions of sociology and social philosophy in turn influencedthe evolution of his assessment of German politics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Giddens, Anthony

Über Autor(innen)

ANTHONY GIDDENS is the former director of the London School of Economics and Political Science, and is now a member of the House of Lords. He is one of the most influential sociologists and social theorists in the world today, and his many books include The Third Way and The Consequences of Modernity.