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Fleeing the Iron Cage: Culture, Politics, and Modernity in the Thought of Max Weber

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I've found this book to be hard going, not being a sociologist or Weber expert, but with careful reading I've come to get an understanding of Weber's fascinating thought. I agree with the author that Weber's ideas are as pertinent now as when they were put down at the beginning of this century. Is it because we still haven't come to grips with the basic problem of dealing with a demystified modern age? Are you an intellectual wanting to keep a place for religion in a world dominated by science and rationality? Read Weber! Are you a former Marxist wondering what went wrong? Read Weber! Are you simply looking for answers in dealing with a political system which seems out of control, unresponsive to the needs of its own people? Read Weber! This book doesn't have full answers to those questions, but this thinker does. This book however provides an excellent overview of Weberian thought, the best book on Weber I've read so far.