The age of capitalism and bureaucracy [Elektronische Ressource] perspectives on the political sociology of Max Weber

The historian Wolfgang Mommsen was one of the foremost experts on Max Weber as well as an insightful and accessible interpreter of his work. Mommsen’s classic book, first published in 1974 under the title __The Age of Bureaucracy__, not only concisely explains the basic concepts underlying Weber’s worldview, but also explores the historical, social, and intellectual contexts in which he operated, including Weber’s development as an academic, his relationship to German nationalism, and his engagement with Marxism. Supplemented with a new foreword, a bibliography that includes recent studies, and a postscript by Volker Berghahn that surveys the most important debates on Weber's work since his death, this short volume serves as an excellent resource for scholars and students alike. "The historian Wolfgang Mommsen was one of the foremost experts on Max Weber as well as an insightful and accessible interpreter of his work. Mommsen's classic book, first published in 1974 under the title The Age of Bureaucracy, not only concisely explains the basic concepts underlying Weber's worldview, but also explores the historical, social, and intellectual contexts in which he operated, including Weber's development as an academic, his relationship to German nationalism, and his engagement with Marxism. Supplemented with a new foreword, a bibliography that includes recent studies, and a postscript by Volker Berghahn that surveys the most important debates on Weber's work since his death, this short volume serves as an excellent resource for scholars and students alike."--Publisher description

The historian Wolfgang Mommsen was one of the foremost experts on Max Weber as well as an insightful and accessible interpreter of his work. Mommsen's classic book, first published in 1974 under the title The Age of Bureaucracy, not only concisely explains the basic concepts underlying Weber's worldview, but also explores the historical, social, and intellectual contexts in which he operated, including Weber's development as an academic, his relationship to German nationalism, and his engagement with Marxism. Supplemented with a new foreword, a bibliography that includes recent studies, and a postscript by Volker Berghahn that surveys the most important debates on Weber's work since his death, this short volume serves as an excellent resource for scholars and students alike.

The historian Wolfgang Mommsen was one of the foremost expertson Max Weber as well as an insightful and accessible interpreter ofhis work. Mommsen's classic book, first published in 1974 under thetitle The Age of Bureaucracy, not only concisely explainsthe basic concepts underlying Weber's worldview, but also exploresthe historical, social, and intellectual contexts in which heoperated, including Weber's development as an academic, hisrelationship to German nationalism, and his engagement withMarxism. Supplemented with a new foreword, a bibliography thatincludes recent studies, and a postscript by Volker Berghahn thatsurveys the most important debates on Weber's work since his death,this short volume serves as an excellent resource for scholars andstudents alike.

Contents Foreword Preface to the First Edition Abbreviations Introduction CHAPTER 1 The Universal Historian and the Social Scientist CHAPTER 2 The Champion of Nationalist Power Politics and Imperialism CHAPTER 3 The Alternative to Marx: Dynamic Capitalism instead of Bureaucratic Socialism CH APTER 4 The Theory of the ‘Three Pure Types of Legitimate Domination’ and the Concept of Plebiscitarian Democracy CHAPTER 5 A Liberal in Despair Bibliography: The Main Works of Max Weber Postscript Select Bibliography Index In this new edition of Wolfgang Mommsen’s illuminating study, Max Weber is presented in terms of the major questions that preoccupied him as one of the towering social scientists of his time, with insights that are persistently relevant as we deal with the structures and dynamics of modern industrial societies.