In the last decade an increasing amount of Anglo-American scholarship has been devoted to the centrality of politics within Max Weber's work. There has been a radical shift away from the Parsonian view that Weber was a mainstream sociologist. While broadly sympathetic to these approaches, Charles Turner argues that none of them have dealt adequately with Weber's concept of the political. In particular, they seemed to believe that, in order to demonstrate the importance of Weber's politics, it was necessary to read him as neo-Aristotelian, and play down the role of neo-Kantian value...
In the last decade an increasing amount of Anglo-American scholarship has been devoted to the centrality of politics within Max Weber's work. There ha...
The European Union and European identity were until recently the objects of separate branches of scholarship and inquiry. With the entry of Central and Eastern European members into the EU, it has become clear that the future of the European Union can no longer be considered in isolation from the future of European identity. Taking Jurgen Habermas's plea for a European constitution and a normative foundation for the European Union as its starting point, this volume brings together the ideas of distinguished scholars in philosophy, political science, sociology, history, law and theology in...
The European Union and European identity were until recently the objects of separate branches of scholarship and inquiry. With the entry of Central an...
The European Union and European identity were until recently the objects of separate branches of scholarship and inquiry. With the entry of Central and Eastern European members into the EU, it has become clear that the future of the European Union can no longer be considered in isolation from the future of European identity. Taking Jurgen Habermas's plea for a European constitution and a normative foundation for the European Union as its starting point, this volume brings together the ideas of distinguished scholars in philosophy, political science, sociology, history, law and theology in...
The European Union and European identity were until recently the objects of separate branches of scholarship and inquiry. With the entry of Central an...
This is an accessible, enlivening introductory book that provides a shot in the arm for all those who maintain the relevance of sociology for understanding the modern world. Charles Turner provides a wealth of concrete examples which demonstrate what a sociological perspective can do to unpack and illuminate everyday life. The book allows students to understand sociological theory from the inside. It moves effortlessly beyond the mere parade of great names and core ideas to introduce concepts that can be used to understand the social world in which we live, where this world has come from...
This is an accessible, enlivening introductory book that provides a shot in the arm for all those who maintain the relevance of sociology for under...
New Cover: Victoria 'Tori' Stilman collides with Lance Manning. Big city woman meets small town man. He's tough, she's tougher. She has a heart of stone, his is filled with love. He's open to everyone, she is suspicious of everyone. She hates cops, his best friend is Chief of Police. His faith is in Jesus, hers is in herself. Between the two, common ground is scarce. Can they find a place to stand - together? It could happen in Bisbee, Arizona. This novel is replete with sketches of Bisbee, Arizona created by Charles Turner, Bisbee resident and art teacher.
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New Cover: Victoria 'Tori' Stilman collides with Lance Manning. Big city woman meets small town man. He's tough, she's tougher. She has a heart of ...
This rich and assured book is a major contribution to the growing Weber industry. It reveals Weber's theory of modernity in a new and unexpected light.
This rich and assured book is a major contribution to the growing Weber industry. It reveals Weber's theory of modernity in a new and unexpected light...
