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

By: Waters, Tony ;Dagmar WatersContributor(s): Tony Waters; Dagmar WatersMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: International Book Distributors | Flat No.17, Prakash Apartments, 5 Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi-110002Publication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015Description: ix, 233 pages ; 23 cmISBN: 9781349476640Subject(s): Sociology History | Weber, Max, -- 1864-1920 -- Political and social views | EconomicsGenre/Form: SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Reference. | Political and social views.DDC classification: 301 TON

Contents:

One. Max Weber's Sociology in the Twenty-first Century -- Two. Max Weber's Writing as a Product of World War I Europe -- Three. Translation Notes: Special Highlighted Terms in Weber's Sociological Writings -- Four. The Distribution of Power Within the Gemeinschaft: Classes, Stände, Parties -- Five. Discipline and Charisma by Max Weber -- Six. Bureaucracy, by Max Weber -- Seven. Politics as Vocation, by Max Weber.

Summary: 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.

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One. Max Weber's Sociology in the Twenty-first Century --
Two. Max Weber's Writing as a Product of World War I Europe --
Three. Translation Notes: Special Highlighted Terms in Weber's Sociological Writings --
Four. The Distribution of Power Within the Gemeinschaft: Classes, Stände, Parties --
Five. Discipline and Charisma by Max Weber --
Six. Bureaucracy, by Max Weber --
Seven. Politics as Vocation, by Max Weber.

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.

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