From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology - Hardcover

Weber, Max; Gerth, Hans Heinrich; Mills, C Wright 1916-1962

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1296494500 ISBN 13: 9781296494506

Publisher: Andesite Press, 2015

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About this title

About the Author:

Bryan S. Turner is a leading Weber scholar and contemporary sociologist. He has edited Max Weber: Critical Responses (Routledge 1999) and Max Weber on Economy and Society, with Robert Holton (Routledge 1989), and is the founding editor with John O'Neill of the Journal of Classical Sociology.

Review:

"Weber is essential to an understanding of sociological theory, and this is the quintessential Weber--a gold mine of insights into the workings of society."--Leslie Wasson, University of South Florida

"Still the best compilation of texts by Weber."--Peter Jelavich, University of Texas, Austin

"Wonderful....A classic for teaching modern EUuropean intellectual and cultural history."--Marjorie Beale, University of California

"An excellent collection of papers from Max Weber. This is must reading for students of sociology."--Sronja Szelenyi, Stanford University

"Still the single best book by and about Max Weber."--Terry Boswell, Emory University

"The writings selected are representative of a wide range of the author's exceedingly verstaile and comprehensive studies."--Talcott Parsons, Annals of the American Academy of Political Science

"A good and accessible compilation of Weber's major themes."--Laurel Kearns, Agnes Scott College

"A good, solid anthology; wide-ranging in its contents and should be standard in many sociology courses."--Gregory O'Dea, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

"Superb collection of key texts!"--Szonja Szelenyi, Stanford University

About this edition

• Publisher: Andesite Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1296494500
• ISBN 13: 9781296494506
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 512