The Political and Social Theory of Max Weber
Collected Essays
240 pages
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6 x 9
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© 1989
Concentrating on Weber's engagement with political issues and their influence over his more theoretical concepts, Mommsen offers a critical analysis of Weber's notion of democracy, distinguishing its liberal and elitist features.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Bibliographical Note and Abbreviations
Part I - Politics and Social Theory
1. Politics and Scholarship: The Two Icons in Max Weber's Life
2. The Antinomical Structure of Max Weber's Political Thought
3. Max Weber's Theory of Legitimacy Today
Part II - Max Weber on Socialism and Political Radicalism
4. Capitalism and Socialism: Weber's Dialogue with Marx
5. Joining the Underdogs? Weber's Critique of the Social Democrats in Wilhelmine Germany
6. Roberto Michels and Max Weber: Moral Conviction versus the Politics of Responsibility
Part III - The Development of Max Weber's Theoretical Ideas
7. Max Weber on Bureaucracy and Bureaucratization: Threat to Liberty and Instrument of Creative Action
8. Ideal Type and Pure Type: Two Variants of Max Weber's Ideal-typical Method
9. Rationalization and Myth in Weber's Thought
10. The Two Dimensions of Social Change in Max Weber's Sociological Theory
Part IV - The Rediscovery of Max Weber
11. Max Weber in Modern Social Thought
Notes
Index
Acknowledgements
Bibliographical Note and Abbreviations
Part I - Politics and Social Theory
1. Politics and Scholarship: The Two Icons in Max Weber's Life
2. The Antinomical Structure of Max Weber's Political Thought
3. Max Weber's Theory of Legitimacy Today
Part II - Max Weber on Socialism and Political Radicalism
4. Capitalism and Socialism: Weber's Dialogue with Marx
5. Joining the Underdogs? Weber's Critique of the Social Democrats in Wilhelmine Germany
6. Roberto Michels and Max Weber: Moral Conviction versus the Politics of Responsibility
Part III - The Development of Max Weber's Theoretical Ideas
7. Max Weber on Bureaucracy and Bureaucratization: Threat to Liberty and Instrument of Creative Action
8. Ideal Type and Pure Type: Two Variants of Max Weber's Ideal-typical Method
9. Rationalization and Myth in Weber's Thought
10. The Two Dimensions of Social Change in Max Weber's Sociological Theory
Part IV - The Rediscovery of Max Weber
11. Max Weber in Modern Social Thought
Notes
Index
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