Research Catalog

Title

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

Publication

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Waters, Tony
• Waters, Dagmar

Description

ix, 233 pages; 23 cm

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. 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"--

Subjects

• Sociology
• Weber, Max, 1864-1920
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes
• Economics
• Sociology > History
• Political and social views
• History
• Weber, Max, 1864-1920 > Political and social views
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

• Translated from the German.

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.

Call Number

JFD 15-2216

ISBN

• 9781137373533
• 1137373539

LCCN

2014037608

OCLC

892888113

Title

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

Publisher

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language

Translated from the German.

Added Author

Waters, Tony, editor, translator.

Waters, Dagmar, editor, translator.

Research Call Number

JFD 15-2216