The Age of Capitalism and Bureaucracy
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The Age of Capitalism and Bureaucracy

Perspectives on the Political Sociology of Max Weber

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Age of Capitalism and Bureaucracy

Perspectives on the Political Sociology of Max Weber

About this book

The historian Wolfgang Mommsen was one of the foremost experts on Max Weber as well as an insightful and accessible interpreter of his work. Mommsen's classic book, first published in 1974 under the title The Age of Bureaucracy, not only concisely explains the basic concepts underlying Weber's worldview, but also explores the historical, social, and intellectual contexts in which he operated, including Weber's development as an academic, his relationship to German nationalism, and his engagement with Marxism. Supplemented with a new foreword, a bibliography that includes recent studies, and a postscript by Volker Berghahn that surveys the most important debates on Weber's work since his death, this short volume serves as an excellent resource for scholars and students alike.

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Table of contents

  1. The Age of Capitalism and Bureaucracy
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Preface to the First Edition
  5. Abbreviations
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1. The Universal Historian and the Social Scientist
  8. Chapter 2. The Champion of Nationalist Power Poltics and Imperialism
  9. Chapter 3. The Alternative to Marx
  10. Chapter 4. The Theory of the ‘Three Pure Types of Legitimate Domination’ and the Concept of Plebiscitarian Democracy
  11. Chapter 5. A Liberal in Despair
  12. Bibliography: The Main Works of Max Weber
  13. Postscript
  14. Select Bibliography
  15. Index