Essays in Economic SociologyPrinceton University Press, 1999 M09 5 - 314 pages The writings of Max Weber (1864-1920) contain one of the most fascinating and sophisticated attempts ever made to create an economic sociology. Economic sociologist and Weber scholar Richard Swedberg has selected the most important of Weber's enormous body of writings on the topic, making these available for the first time in a single volume. The central themes around which the anthology is organized are modern capitalism and its relationships to politics, to law, and to culture and religion; a special section is devoted to theoretical aspects of economic sociology. Swedberg provides a valuable introduction illuminating biographical and intellectual dimensions of Weber's work in economic sociology, as well as a glossary defining key concepts in Weber's work in the field and a bibliographical guide to this corpus. |
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... position ; and he was highly respected in academic circles . His future , in brief , looked very bright . But there was more to Weber's life than this , and in 1898 he suffered a severe nervous breakdown . For several years , he was ...
... position in economics at the University of Vienna , where he replaced Eugen von Philippovich . His lectures were very popular and he became friends with Ludwig von Mises , among others . Weber , however , wanted to be in Germany and not ...
... Social Science and Social Policy , " p . 63 in The Methodology of the So- cial Sciences . Emphasis in the original . Weber here cites a Viennese economist . tween the positions associated with Menger and Schmoller in the 10 INTRODUCTION.
Max Weber Richard Swedberg. tween the positions associated with Menger and Schmoller in the Battle of Methods . Weber also reacted very strongly against the argument of the histori- cal school that economics should be an ethical science ...
... Position and Material Class Inter- ests . b . The Social Position of the Proletariat ) , " and ( possibly together with Alfred Weber ) " The Ten- dencies toward Internal Reorganization in Capitalism ( Monopolistic , Collectivistic , and ...
Contents
Modern Capitalism Key Characteristics and Key Institutions | 43 |
The Spirit of Capitalism | 52 |
The Market | 75 |
The Beginnings of the Firm | 80 |
Class Status and Party | 83 |
CAPITALISM LAW AND POLITICS | 97 |
The Three Types of Legitimate Domination | 99 |
The Bureaucratization of Politics and the Economy | 109 |
The Evolution of the Capitalist Spirit | 157 |
The Protestant Sects and the Spirit of Capitalism | 168 |
Kinship and Capitalism in China | 179 |
The Caste System in India | 185 |
Charity in Ancient Palestine | 189 |
THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY | 197 |
Sociological Categories of Economic Action | 199 |
The Area of Economics Economic Theory and the Ideal Type | 242 |
The Rational State and Its Legal System | 116 |
The National State and Economic Policy Freiburg Address | 120 |
The Social Causes of the Decay of Ancient Civilization | 138 |
CAPITALISM CULTURE AND RELIGION | 155 |