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Weber's rationalism and modern society : new translations on politics, bureaucracy, and social stratification / edited by Tony Waters, Dagmar Waters

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015Description: 233 pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781137373533
  • 1137373539
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 301 23/swe
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Max Weber's Sociology in the 21st Century2. Max Weber's Writing as a Product of World War I Europe3. Translation Notes -- Special Highlighted Terms in Weber's Sociological Writings 4. The Distribution of Power Within the Gemeinschaft: Classes, Sta;nde, Parties5. Discipline and Charisma6. Bureaucracy7. Politics as Vocation
Weber's Rationalism and Modern Society rediscovers Max Weber for the twenty-first century. Tony and Dagmar Waters' translation of Weber's works highlights his contributions to the social sciences and politics, credited with highlighting concepts such as "iron cage," "bureaucracy," "bureaucratization," "rationalization," "charisma," and the role of the "work ethic" in ordering modern labor markets. Outlining the relationship between community (Gemeinschaft), and market society (Gesellschaft), the issues of social stratification, power, politics, and modernity resonate just as loudly today as they did for Weber during the early twentieth century."Weber's Rationalism and Modern Society rediscovers Max Weber for the twenty-first century. Tony and Dagmar Waters' translation of Weber's works highlights his contributions to the social sciences, credited with highlighting concepts such as "iron cage," "bureaucracy," "bureaucratization," "rationalization," "charisma," and the role of the "work ethic" in ordering modern labor markets. Highlighting the relationship between community (Gemeinschaft), and market society (Gesellschaft), the issues of social stratification, power, politics, and modernity resonate just as loudly today as they did for Weber during the early twentieth century"
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Max Weber's Sociology in the 21st Century2. Max Weber's Writing as a Product of World War I Europe3. Translation Notes -- Special Highlighted Terms in Weber's Sociological Writings 4. The Distribution of Power Within the Gemeinschaft: Classes, Sta;nde, Parties5. Discipline and Charisma6. Bureaucracy7. Politics as Vocation

Weber's Rationalism and Modern Society rediscovers Max Weber for the twenty-first century. Tony and Dagmar Waters' translation of Weber's works highlights his contributions to the social sciences and politics, credited with highlighting concepts such as "iron cage," "bureaucracy," "bureaucratization," "rationalization," "charisma," and the role of the "work ethic" in ordering modern labor markets. Outlining the relationship between community (Gemeinschaft), and market society (Gesellschaft), the issues of social stratification, power, politics, and modernity resonate just as loudly today as they did for Weber during the early twentieth century."

Weber's Rationalism and Modern Society rediscovers Max Weber for the twenty-first century. Tony and Dagmar Waters' translation of Weber's works highlights his contributions to the social sciences, credited with highlighting concepts such as "iron cage," "bureaucracy," "bureaucratization," "rationalization," "charisma," and the role of the "work ethic" in ordering modern labor markets. Highlighting the relationship between community (Gemeinschaft), and market society (Gesellschaft), the issues of social stratification, power, politics, and modernity resonate just as loudly today as they did for Weber during the early twentieth century"