Theory of Liberty, Legitimacy and Power

ISBN-13: 9780415402187 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 276 str.

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Opis

The stature of Max Weber (1864-1920) as an interdisciplinary, historical-comparative social scientist has grown steadily. But in view of Professor Murvar, his work has been misinterpreted with remarkable frequency. The aim of this book is to put right certain misconceptions and misinterpretations of Max Weber's intellectual and scientific legacy.

This book challenges assumptions about various aspects of Weber's work; the issues of modernization, evolutionary theories, world systems, growth of liberty, typologies of power structures and legitimacies, among others. As well as presenting precise criticism and appreciation of the way Weber's work has been handled by his successors, this book also details the specific advancement he himself made within the theory of liberty, legitimacy and power. There is special emphasis on how much Weber's work in these core areas has survived the test of time.

This book was first published in 1985.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: theory of liberty, legitimacy, and power: new directions in the intellectual and scientific legacy of Max Weber, Vatro Murvar Part One: Theoretical Perspectives 2. Power and stratification: Max Weber and beyond, Thomas Burger 3. Patrimonialism, modern and traditionalist: a paradigm for interdisciplinary research on rulership and legitimacy, Vatro Murvar 4. Law and society in Max Weber's sociology, Edith E. Graber 5. Max Weber and the causality of freedom, William W. Maryl 6. Sociological and demystification of the arts and music : Max Weber and beyond, K. Peter Etzkorn Part Two: Historical-comparative case studies 7. Confucianism, Maoism, and Max Weber, David C. Yu 8. Weber and sultanism in the light of historical data, Susan K. Croutwater 9. Patrimonialism in China and the Islamic World, Vatro Murvar 10. Max Weber's human ecology of historical societies, Patrick C. West Appendix

O autorze

Vatro Murvar