Synopses & Reviews
Some of Weber's most trenchant essays on sociology and economic issues. Many of these works have been translated expressly for this volume and include: "The Concept of Social Action," "Power, Authority, and Imperative Control," "Bureaucreatic Authority," "The Distribution of Power within the Political Community," "The Chinese Literati," "The Origins of Modern Capitalism," "Judaism, Christianity, and the Socioeconomic Order," "Definition of Sociology," "Ideal-Type Constructs," "Science as a Vocation," and other essays.
Synopsis
Some of Weber's most trenchant essays on sociology and economic issues. Many of these works have been translated expressly for this volume and include: "The Concept of Social Action," "Power, Authority, and Imperative Control," "Bureaucreatic Authority," "The Distribution of Power within the Political Community," "The Chinese Literati," "The Origins of Modern Capitalism," "Judaism, Christianity, and the Socioeconomic Order," "Definition of Sociology," "Ideal-Type Constructs," "Science as a Vocation," and other essays.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-321).
Table of Contents
Introduction: Wolf Heydebrand
Editor's Acknowledgments SOCIAL ACTION AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS 1. The Concept of Social Action2. The Types of Social Action3. The Concept of Social Relationship4. The Concept of Legitimate Order5. The Bases of Legitimacy of an Order6. The Concept of Conflict7. Types of Solidary Social Relationships8. Open and Closed Relationships9. Power, Authority, and Imperative Control10. Political and Religious Corporate Groups
Translated by A.M. Henderson and Talcott Parsons DOMINATION AND STRATIFICATION11. Legitimacy and the Types of Authority12. Charismatic Authority13. The Routinization of Charisma14. Collegiality and the Division of Powers
Translated by Martin Black 15. Bureaucratic Authority
Translated by Martin Black, with Lance W. Garmer 16. The Distribution of Power within the Political Community: Classes, Status Groups, Political Parties
Translated by Martin Black 17. The Chinese Literati
Translated by Hans H. Gerth and C. Wright Mills RATIONALIZATION IN ECONOMY, RELIGION, AND LAW18. The Origins of Modern Capitalism19. The Evolution of the Capitalistic Spirit
Translated by Frank H. Knight 20. The Dualism of In-Group nad Out-Group Morality
Translated by Hans H. Gerth and Don Martindale 21. Judaism, Christianity, and the Socioeconomic Order22. The Attitude of the Other World Religions (Islam, Buddhism, Christianity) to the Social and Economic Order
Translated by Ephraim Fischoff 23. Rationality and Formalism in Law24. Formal and Substantive Rationalization of Law25. The Formal Qualities of Modern Law
Translated by Edward A. Shils and Max Rheinstein SOCIOLOGY AND SCIENCE26. Definition of Sociology27. The Methodological Foundations of Sociology
Translated by A.M. Henderson and Talcott Parsons 28. "Objectivity" in Social Science29. The Tension between Science and Policy-Making30. Ideal-Type Constructs
Translated by Edward A. Shils and Henry A. Finch 31. Science as a Vocation
Translated by Hans A. Gerth and C. Wright Mills Notes