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Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology
Richard Swedberg
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Description for Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology
Paperback. During the last decade of his life Max Weber tried to develop a way of analyzing economic phenomena, which he termed 'economic sociology'. This book offers a critical presentation and a study of this part of Weber's work. It shows how Weber laid a theoretical foundation for economic sociology and developed a series of evocative concepts. Num Pages: 328 pages, 22 line illus., 3 halftones, 13 charts. BIC Classification: JHM; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
While most people are familiar with The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, few know that during the last decade of his life Max Weber (1864-1920) also tried to develop a new way of analyzing economic phenomena, which he termed "economic sociology." Indeed, this effort occupies the central place in Weber's thought during the years just before his death. Richard Swedberg here offers a critical presentation and the first major study of this fascinating part of Weber's work. This book shows how Weber laid a solid theoretical foundation for economic sociology and developed a series of new and highly ... Read more
While most people are familiar with The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, few know that during the last decade of his life Max Weber (1864-1920) also tried to develop a new way of analyzing economic phenomena, which he termed "economic sociology." Indeed, this effort occupies the central place in Weber's thought during the years just before his death. Richard Swedberg here offers a critical presentation and the first major study of this fascinating part of Weber's work. This book shows how Weber laid a solid theoretical foundation for economic sociology and developed a series of new and highly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691070131
SKU
V9780691070131
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About Richard Swedberg
Richard Swedberg is Professor of Sociology at the University of Stockholm. He is the author of several works in economic sociology and of Joseph A. Schumpeter: A Biography (Princeton). With Neil Smelser, he edited The Handbook of Economic Sociology (Princeton).
Reviews for Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1999 "[Swedberg's] examination of Weber's economic sociology is enormously learned and of an exceptional scholarly standard... The book is beautifully produced... Consistently accurate and impressively researched. [It] will contribute a good deal to the emerging field of economic sociology."
The Times Higher Education Supplement "Swedberg's magisterial work is required reading... [His] exquisitely lucid presentation ... Read more
The Times Higher Education Supplement "Swedberg's magisterial work is required reading... [His] exquisitely lucid presentation ... Read more