Max Weber on Capitalism, Bureaucracy and Religion

ISBN-13: 9780415402149 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 172 str.

Opis

Introduces the selections, which are centred on Max Weber's principal interest, the relationship between capitalism, religion and bureaucracy. This book seeks to correct the misinterpretations of Weber's work which have stressed his classification, rather

Spis treści

Introduction by Stanislav Andreski The Writings of Max Weber A Note on the Sources The Texts 1. The Uniqueness of Western Civilization 2. The Failure of Capitalism in the Ancient World 3. The Confucianist Bureaucracy and the Germs of Capitalism in China: the City and the Guild 4. Hindu Religion, Caste and Bureaucratic Despotism as Factors of Economic Stagnation: the Caste and the Tribe 5. The Nature of Modern Capitalism 6. Protestantism and the Spirit of Capitalism 7. Religion and Other Factors in the Development of Modern Capitalism8. The Distinctive Features of European Cities and the Rise of the West 9. The State and Business Enterprise 10. The End of Capitalism?

O autorze

Stanislav Andreski