The Emerald Guide to Max Weber
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1. Weber in Context2. Weber: Life, Career, and Politics 3. Studies in Property, Finance, and Class 4. A Methodology for the Social Sciences 5. Religion, Spirit and Modern Capitalism 6. Comparative and Historical Explorations 7. Economic Ethics of the World Religions 8. Sociology and Political Domination 9. Economy, Society, and Capitalist Development 10. Weber's Legacy Appendix 1: Conspectus of Weber's Works in English Appendix 2: Sources and Further Reading Appendix 3: Collected Works in German
"Both the general reader and the academic researcher will find this book extremely useful"
"The Emerald Guide to Max Weber is a major success in making the enormous range of Weber's writings accessible to social science students and lecturers. Weber scholarship has made huge progress over recent debates, and this book is the first to deliver the deeper understanding of Weber's importance in an accessible and clear manner. John Scott has placed the teaching and appreciate of Weber on a new footing"
"In this wide-ranging analysis, John Scott explores the core components - economics, methodology, religion, comparative history and politics - of Max Weber's sociology. He offers a balanced assessment of the many divergent intepretations of Weber's sociology, especially the narrow view of Weber as primarily a 'conflict sociologist' or as a 'sociologist of capitalism'. Weber remains important for contemporary sociology because the breadth of his interests throws light on a range of modern social and political problems. Consequently Weber's influence across the social sciences continues to expand. Students will find that the extensive up-to-date references and guidelines for further reading provide valuable directives for further study"
This compact volume is remarkably detailed and comprehensive in its coverage of the diversity of Weber’s scholarly interests. It will serve as a valuable guide for students unacquainted with the subject as well as for Weberian scholars. John Scott succeeds brilliantly in making Weber’s complex ideas accessible and relevant to today’s readers.
Sociology, economic history, and political theory are among the disciplines that claim Weber (1864-1920) as a founder or pioneer, says Scott, but Weber never limited himself to any particular discipline. He introduces readers to his wide-ranging thought in such areas as life, career, and politics; a methodology for the social sciences; comparative and historical exploration; economic ethics of the world religions; economy, society, and capitalist development; and his legacy.