Max Weber's Protestant Ethic is undoubtedly the most widely-read text in Western social theory of the last century. But is it really known? The thesis of this book is that it is not. Innumerable readers will "know" it for their own pedagogic and theoretical purposes, but proper historical grasp of the work's full range of meanings, of its place within the fertile culture of the...(展开全部)

Max Weber's Protestant Ethic is undoubtedly the most widely-read text in Western social theory of the last century. But is it really known? The thesis of this book is that it is not. Innumerable readers will "know" it for their own pedagogic and theoretical purposes, but proper historical grasp of the work's full range of meanings, of its place within the fertile culture of the...(展开全部)

Most comprehensive study of Max Weber's thought Written by an historian with no religious or philosophical agenda to convey Takes the development of The Protestant Ethic and The "Spirit" of Capitalism as central point of reference Views Max Weber and his body of work as a whole, overcoming the usual fragmented and specialized viewpoint Max Weber and The Protestant Ethic: Twin H...(展开全部)

Most comprehensive study of Max Weber's thought Written by an historian with no religious or philosophical agenda to convey Takes the development of The Protestant Ethic and The "Spirit" of Capitalism as central point of reference Views Max Weber and his body of work as a whole, overcoming the usual fragmented and specialized viewpoint Max Weber and The Protestant Ethic: Twin H...(展开全部)

A founder of contemporary social science, Max Weber was born in Germany in 1864. At his death 56 years later, he was nationally known for his scholarly and political writings, but it was the international reception of his oeuvre over the last forty years that has made him world-famous. "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism," "The Economic Ethics of the World Religi...(展开全部)

A founder of contemporary social science, Max Weber was born in Germany in 1864. At his death 56 years later, he was nationally known for his scholarly and political writings, but it was the international reception of his oeuvre over the last forty years that has made him world-famous. "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism," "The Economic Ethics of the World Religi...(展开全部)

An introduction to the work of the greatest German sociologist and a key figure in the development of present-day sociological thought.

马克斯·韦伯(1864-920)是现时代最杰出的社会学家，被视为20世纪最伟大的头脑之一。他在政治社会学、法律社会学、宗教社会学等若干领域的系统建树，他的方法论体系，他的大规模比较研究，至今仍是无与伦比。 德国的韦伯成为世界的韦伯，很大程度上是由于《新教伦理与资本主义精神》、《社会学文集》和《经济与社会》的广泛影响，而《社会学文集》自20世纪问世以来，对于初步但比较全面地了解韦伯思想就一直是公认的权威读本。 阎克文，山东大学当代社会主义研究所兼职教授，中国政法大学社会学院兼职教授。译著有《民主新论》、《君主论》、《贡斯当政治论文选》、《个人主义》、《韦伯的新教伦理》、《韦伯传》、《新教伦理与资本主义精神》、《经济与社会》、《韦伯政治著作选》等。

Max Weber (1864-1920) was one of the most prolific and influential sociologists of the twentieth century. This classic collection draws together his key papers. This edition contains a new preface by Professor Bryan S. Turner.