{"product_id":"max-weber-selections-in-translation-paperback-9780521292689","title":"Max Weber: Selections in Translation (Paperback) 9780521292689","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMax Weber: Selections in Translation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelected extracts from Max Weber's writings which reflect the full range of his concerns.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMax Weber (Author), W. G. Runciman (Edited by), E. Matthews (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521292689, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 30 March 1978\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e412 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The editor has trusted his own good judgement, including some familiar pieces and some unfamiliar ones, and he has modestly kept his own comments to a minimum. The translator has worked to great effect. And the publisher has produced a very elegant book. The result is a first-class collection, the best of its kind.' New Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this volume, Mr Runciman has selected extracts, from Max Weber's writings which reflect the full range of his major concerns: the nature of domination in human society, the role of ideas in history, the social determinants of religion, the origin and impact of industrial capitalism and the scope and limits of social science itself. He has also included some shorter extracts from Weber's less familiar writings on such diverse topics as the stock exchange and the history of the piano.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Publisher's note\u003cbr\u003e Biographical summary\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Foundations of Social Theory: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The nature of social action\u003cbr\u003e 2. Basic categories of social organisation\u003cbr\u003e 3. Classes, status groups and parties\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Methodology of the Social Sciences: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 4. Value-judgements in social science\u003cbr\u003e 5. The concept of 'following a rule'\u003cbr\u003e 6. The logic of historical explanation\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Ideology: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 7. Protestant asceticism and the spirit of capitalism\u003cbr\u003e 8. The soteriology of the underprivileged\u003cbr\u003e 9. The religions of Asia\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Politics: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 10. Politics as a vocation\u003cbr\u003e 11. The nature of charismatic domination\u003cbr\u003e 12. Socialism\u003cbr\u003e 13. Economic policy and the national interest in imperial Germany\u003cbr\u003e 14. The prospects for liberal democracy in Tsarist Russia\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Economic and Social History: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 15. Urbanisation and social structure in the ancient world\u003cbr\u003e 16. Government, kinship and capitalism in China\u003cbr\u003e 17. The origins of industrial capitalism in Europe\u003cbr\u003e 18. The development of bureaucracy and its relation to law\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Miscellaneous Topics: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 19. Race relations\u003cbr\u003e 20. Industrial psychology\u003cbr\u003e 21. The stock exchange\u003cbr\u003e 22. The history of the piano\u003cbr\u003e 23. Freudianism\u003cbr\u003e 24. Sociology and biology\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20theory%20%5BJHBA%5D%22\"\u003eJHBA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002307432728,"sku":"9780521292689","price":37.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521292689i_f5997249-083a-47ba-b5f1-83d4e5d15af0.jpg?v=1691374688","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/max-weber-selections-in-translation-paperback-9780521292689","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}