Beschreibung:
Sections of text from Weber's major works (Gesammelte, Aufsatze Zur Religionssoziologie, including The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism; General Economic History; and The Agrarian Sociology of Ancient Civilisations) have been used to explain crucial turns in the evolution of societies and cultures, while being carefully edited and substantially translated to form a coherent and integrated volume, thus eliminating the difficulties of language and frequent mistranslation which have previously made Weber so difficult and baffling for students new to his work.
Chapter 1 Introduction, Stanisiav Andreski; Chapter 2 The Writings of Max Weber; Chapter 3 A Note on the Sources; Part 1 The Texts; Chapter 4 The Uniqueness of Western Civilisation; Chapter 5 The Failure of Capitalism in the Ancient World; Chapter 6 The Confucianist Bureaucracy and the Germs of Capitalism in China: the City and the Guild; Chapter 7 Hindu Religion, Caste and Bureaucratic Despotism as Factors of Economic Stagnation: the Caste and the Tribe; Chapter 8 The Nature of Modern Capitalism; Chapter 9 Protestantism and the Spirit of Capitalism; Chapter 10 Religion and Other Factors in the Development of Modern Capitalism; Chapter 11 The Distinctive Features of European Cities and the Rise of the West; Chapter 12 The State and Business Enterprise; Chapter 13 The End of Capitalism?;