Max Weber was one of the mostinfluential and creative intellectual forces of the twentieth century. In his methodology of the social sciences, he both exposed the flaws and solidified thefoundations of theGerman historical tradition. Throughout his life, he saw bureaucracy as a serious obstacle to cultural vitality but as an inescapable part of organizational rationality. And in his most famous essay, on the Protestant ethic, he uncovered the psychological underpinnings of capitalism and modern occupational life. Thissearching work offers the first comprehensive introduction to Weber's...
Max Weber was one of the mostinfluential and creative intellectual forces of the twentieth century. In his methodology of the social sciences, he both...