Randall Collins convincingly argues that much of Max Weber's work has been misunderstood, and that many of his most striking and sophisticated theories have been overlooked. By analysing hitherto little known aspects of Weber's writings, Professor Collins is able both to offer a new interpretation of Weberian sociology and to show how the more fruitful lines of the Weberian approach can be projected to an analysis of current world issues. Professor Collins begins with Weber's theory of the rise of capitalism, examining it in the light of Weber's later writings on the subject and extending the Weberian line of reasoning to suggest a 'Weberian revolution' in both medieval Europe and China. He also offers a new interpretation of Weber's theory of politics, showing it to be a 'world-system' model; and he expands this into a theory of geopolitics, using as a particular illustration the prediction of the future decline of Russian world power. Another 'buried treasure' in the corpus is Weber's conflict theory of the family as sex and property, which Professor Collins applies to the historical question of the conditions that led to the initial rise in the status of women. The broad view of Weber's works shows that Weberian sociology remains intellectually alive and that many of his theories still represent the frontier of our knowledge about large-scale social processes.
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Although he is undoubtedly one of the most important sociologists of all time, this text argues that much of Weber's work has been misunderstood and many of his most notable theories neglected or even overlooked. A new interpretation of his works is accordingly offered by the author herein.
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Max Weber had many intellectual interest, and there has been considerable debate over the question of what constitutes the central theme of his life work. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
agrarian state societies, religious capitalism, capitalist takeoff, geopolitical principles, rationalized capitalism, theory cumulation, heresy conflicts, heresy disputes, secular economy, patrimonial household, calculable law, general economic history, larger kin group, marriage politics, imperialist capitalism, ritual production, rational capitalism, external arena, institutional preconditions, internal legitimacy, domestic legitimacy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Ages, Soviet Union, United States, World War, Middle East, Heian Japan, Van Creveld, Liddell Hart, Easter Island, Max Weber, Chinese Buddhism, Great Powers, Namboodiri Brahmans, Roman Empire, Western Europe, Marianne Weber, Sung China, North America, Political Communities New!
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Max Weber had many intellectual interest, and there has been considerable debate over the question of what constitutes the central theme of his life work. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
agrarian state societies, religious capitalism, capitalist takeoff, geopolitical principles, rationalized capitalism, theory cumulation, heresy conflicts, heresy disputes, secular economy, patrimonial household, calculable law, general economic history, larger kin group, marriage politics, imperialist capitalism, ritual production, rational capitalism, external arena, institutional preconditions, internal legitimacy, domestic legitimacy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Ages, Soviet Union, United States, World War, Middle East, Heian Japan, Van Creveld, Liddell Hart, Easter Island, Max Weber, Chinese Buddhism, Great Powers, Namboodiri Brahmans, Roman Empire, Western Europe, Marianne Weber, Sung China, North America, Political Communities New!
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- General Economic History by Max Weber on 12 pages
- The Protestant Ethic And the Spirit of Capitalism by Gilbert Geis on 4 pages
- The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Economy Editions) by Max Weber on 4 pages
- Time Trekkers: Middle Ages (The Time Trekkers Visit) by Kate Needham on page 65, page 69, and page 83
- Economy and Society: A Study in the Integration of Economic and Social Theory by Talcott Parsons on page 20, and page 22
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- Virtuosity, Charisma and Social Order: A Comparative Sociological Study of Monasticism in Theravada Buddhism and Medieval Catholicism (Cambridge Cultural Social Studies) by Ilana Friedrich Silber on 4 pages
- Max Weber: A Skeleton Key (The Masters of Sociological Theory) by Randall Collins on page 139, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- War and Modernity: Studies in the History of Vilolence in the 20th Century by Hans Joas in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Gender, Family and Economy: The Triple Overlap (SAGE Focus Editions) by Rae Lesser Blumberg on page 72, and Back Matter
- Max Weber's Methodologies: Interpretation and Critique by Sven Eliaeson on page 103, and Back Matter
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