Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology Today
Major Themes, Mode of Causal Analysis, and Applications
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Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology Today
Major Themes, Mode of Causal Analysis, and Applications
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Bringing together the author's major scholarly work on Weber over the last thirty years, Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology Today addresses major themes in Weber's thought, whilst also examining the mode of analysis practised in his comparative-historical writings. By exploring Weber's concepts and procedures, the individual chapters seek to convey the rigor of his research strategies, demonstrating their uniqueness. In this light, this study proceeds to identify as incomplete and then reconstruct the analyses undertaken by Weber of the rise of Confucianism in China, the caste system in India, and monotheism in ancient Israel. The analysis then advances to the modern era, utilising Weber's research procedures to explain the origins of four independent phenomena: the singularity of the American political culture, the cultural foundations of modern citizenship, cultural pessimism (Kulturpessimismus) in nineteenth century Germany, and the 'location' of work in contemporary German society. A dialogue with a variety of recent major schools is pursued throughout this volume. Offering a rich examination of the major themes in Weber's sociology, alongside a reconstruction of his mode of analysis and application of his approach, this book will appeal to scholars around the world with interests in social theory, German and American societies, cultural sociology, political sociology, the sociology of knowledge, comparative-historical sociology, and the sociology of civilizations.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- PART I RECONSTRUCTING MAJOR THEMES
- PART II WEBER’S MODE OF CAUSAL ANALYSIS
- PART III RECONSTRUCTING SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS FROM WEBER’S OEUVRE: THE RISE AND EXPANSION OF CONFUCIANISM, THE CASTE SYSTEM, AND MONOTHEISM
- PART IV UTILIZING WEBER I: THE IMPORTANCE OF DEEP CULTURE
- PART V UTILIZING WEBER II: MULTI-CAUSAL AND CONTEXTUAL-CONJUNCTURAL ANALYSES
- PART VI CONCLUSION: BRINGING WEBER BACK IN
- References
- Index