From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology

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The book introduces the reader to the work of the greatest German sociologist and one who is a key figure in the development of present-day sociological thought in this country. Weber's thought forms part of our heritage of political science, sociology, history, philosophy, and economics, as well as of art, religion, and education. The present selection of writings opens with a comprehensive biographical introductory essay on Weber's life and work. The introduction is followed by four sections: Science and Politics, Power, Religion, and Social Structures. Each section contains either essays in their entirety or extensive excerpts.
. . the writings selected are representative of a wide range of the author's exceedingly versatile and comprehensive studies.
—Talcott Parsons in The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
'. an important contribution to an important theme of modern intellectual development. . The student of Max Weber will appreciate the... Tovább

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The book introduces the reader to the work of the greatest German sociologist and one who is a key figure in the development of present-day sociological thought in this country. Weber's thought forms part of our heritage of political science, sociology, history, philosophy, and economics, as well as of art, religion, and education. The present selection of writings opens with a comprehensive biographical introductory essay on Weber's life and work. The introduction is followed by four sections: Science and Politics, Power, Religion, and Social Structures. Each section contains either essays in their entirety or extensive excerpts.
. . the writings selected are representative of a wide range of the author's exceedingly versatile and comprehensive studies.
—Talcott Parsons in The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
'. an important contribution to an important theme of modern intellectual development. . The student of Max Weber will appreciate the tremendous effort required in the authors' attempt to transpose the German intellectual's involved ideas and sentences that are "gothic castles" into readable English prose and still remain faithful to the original meaning. This rare accomplishment is due to ideal teamwork.'
—Sigmund Neumann in The Yale Review The late H. H. Gerth was born in Germany, and studied at the Heidelberg, London, Frankfurt-am-Main, and Kiel Universities. He came to this country in 1938 and was most recently Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin. He translated a number of Weber's works and is also the author, with C. Wright Mills, of Character and Social Structure: The Psychology of Social Institutions. The late C. Wright Mills, Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, was a leading critic of modern American civilization. He is author of The Power Elite; The Sociological Imagination; White Collar: The American Middle Classes; and other books. Vissza