Multivolume collection by leading authors in the field

‘This book on Weber is a model for scholars.’ Canadian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology ‘…a valuable fresh perspective….it sets a new standard in Weber scholarship.’ Theory and Society

• Preface. 1. Weber’s Early Writings: Tentative Explorations Beyond Idealism and Materialism 2. The Later Writings and Weber’s Multidimensional Theory of Society 3. The Retreat from Multidimensionality (1): Presuppositional Dichotomization in the ‘Religious’ Writings 4. The Retreat from Multidimensionality (2): Instrumental Reduction in the ‘Political’ Writings 5. Legal-Rational Domination and the Utilitarian Structure of Modern Life 6. Weber Interpretation and Weberian Sociology: ‘Paradigm Revision’ and Presuppositional Strain. Notes. Works of Weber. Indices.

Multivolume collection by leading authors in the field

‘This book on Weber is a model for scholars.’ Canadian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology ‘…a valuable fresh perspective….it sets a new standard in Weber scholarship.’ Theory and Society

• Preface. 1. Weber’s Early Writings: Tentative Explorations Beyond Idealism and Materialism 2. The Later Writings and Weber’s Multidimensional Theory of Society 3. The Retreat from Multidimensionality (1): Presuppositional Dichotomization in the ‘Religious’ Writings 4. The Retreat from Multidimensionality (2): Instrumental Reduction in the ‘Political’ Writings 5. Legal-Rational Domination and the Utilitarian Structure of Modern Life 6. Weber Interpretation and Weberian Sociology: ‘Paradigm Revision’ and Presuppositional Strain. Notes. Works of Weber. Indices.