Active at the time when the social sciences were founded, Max Weber's social theory contributed significantly to a wide range of fields and disciplines. Considering his prominence, it makes sense to take stock of the Weberian heritage and to explore the ways in which Weber's work and ideas have contributed to our understanding of the modern world. Using his work as a point of departure, The Oxford Handbook of Max Weber investigates the Weberian legacy today, identifying the enduring problems and themes associated with his thought that have contemporary significance: the nature of modern capitalism, neo-liberal global economic policy, nationalism, religion and secularization, threats to legality, the culture of modernity, bureaucratic rule and leadership, politics and ethics, the value of science, power and inequality. These problems are global in scope, and the Weberian approach has been used to address them in very different societies. Thus, the Handbook also features chapters on Europe, Turkey, Islam, Judaism, China, India, and international politics. The Handbook emphasizes the use and application of Weber's ideas. It offers a journey through the intellectual terrain that scholars continue to explore using the tools and perspectives of Weberian analysis. The essays explore how Weber's concepts, hypotheses, and perspectives have been applied in practice, and how they can be applied in the future in social inquiry, not only in Europe and North America, but globally. The volume is divided into six parts exploring, in turn: Capitalism in a Globalized World, Society and Social Structure, Politics and the State, Religion, Culture, and Science and Knowledge.

About the EditorsList of ContributorsAbbreviated Titles for Max Weber's TextsChronology of Max Weber's LifeIntroduction1. IntroductionEdith Hanke, Lawrence Scaff, and Sam WhimsterPart I. The Economy: Capitalism in a Globalized World2. Economics and Society and the Fate of Liberal CapitalismSam Whimster3. Max Weber's Analysis of CapitalismHinnerk Bruhns4. Money, Credit, and Finance in CapitalismGeoffrey Ingham5. Law and the Development of CapitalismLaura R. Ford6. Is there a Future for Bourgeois LiberalismRobert J. AntonioPart II. Society and Social Structure7. Contemporary Capitalism and The Distribution of Power in SocietyJohn Scott8. Weberian Social Theory: Rationalization in a Globalized WorldRalph Schroeder9. Max Weber, Civil Society, and PartisanshipSung Ho Kim10. Nation, Nation-State, and NationalismJohn Breuilly11. The Weberian City, Civil Society, and Turkish Social ThoughtL?tfi SunarPart III: Politics and the State12. The Modern State and its Monopoly on ViolenceAndreas Anter13. The Relevance of Weber's Conception and Typology of HerrschaftStefan Breuer14. The Supra-National Dimension in Max Weber's Vision of PoliticsKari Palonen15. Plebiscitary Politics and the Threats to LegalityClaudius H?rpfer16. Politics and Ethics, and the Ethic of PoliticsHans Henrik BruunPart IV: Religion17. Max Weber's Ethics for the Modern WorldPeter Ghosh18. Max Weber and the Late Modernization of CatholicismRosario Forlenza and Bryan Turner19. The "Disenchantment of the World" or Why We Can No Longer Use the Formula As Max Weber Might Have IntendedKenichi Mishima20. Weber's China: Confucianism and VernacularScott Lash21. Class, Caste, and Social Stratification in India: Weberian LegacyHira Singh22. Including IslamStefan Leder23. The Study of Ancient Israel and its Relevance for Contemporary PoliticsEduardo WeiszPart V: Culture24. The Rationalizations of Culture and Their DirectionsThomas Kemple25. Max Weber and the Sociology of MusicBrandon Konoval26. Contemporary Life Conduct and Existential CulturesBarbara Th?riault27. From Occidental Rationalism to Multiple ModernitiesJohann P. Arnason28. Max Weber and the Idea of the OccidentJoshua DermanPart VI: Science and Knowledge29. Intellectuals, Scholars, and the Value of ScienceGangolf H?binger30. The Iron Cage in the Information AgeJos C. N. Raadschelders31. Causation, Value Judgments, VerstehenStephen P. Turner32. Realism and Reality in Max WeberS?rgio da Mata