Sociological Writings: Max Weber

Some of Weber's most trenchant essays on sociology and economic issues. Many of these works have been translated expressly for this volume and include: "The Concept of Social Action," "Power, Authority, and Imperative Control," "Bureaucreatic Authority," "The Distribution of Power within the Political Community," "The Chinese Literati," "The Origins of Modern Capitalism," "Judaism, Christianity, and the Socioeconomic Order," "Definition of Sociology," "Ideal-Type Constructs," "Science as a Vocation," and other essays.

Table of Contents:
Introduction: Wolf Heydebrand Editor's Acknowledgments SOCIAL ACTION AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS    1. The Concept of Social Action 2. The Types of Social Action 3. The Concept of Social Relationship 4. The Concept of Legitimate Order 5. The Bases of Legitimacy of an Order 6. The Concept of Conflict 7. Types of Solidary Social Relationships 8. Open and Closed Relationships 9. Power, Authority, and Imperative Control 10. Political and Religious Corporate Groups Translated by A.M. Henderson and Talcott Parsons DOMINATION AND STRATIFICATION 11. Legitimacy and the Types of Authority 12. Charismatic Authority 13. The Routinization of Charisma 14. Collegiality and the Division of Powers Translated by Martin Black 15. Bureaucratic Authority Translated by Martin Black, with Lance W. Garmer 16. The Distribution of Power within the Political Community: Classes, Status Groups, Political Parties Translated by Martin Black 17. The Chinese Literati Translated by Hans H. Gerth and C. Wright Mills RATIONALIZATION IN ECONOMY, RELIGION, AND LAW 18. The Origins of Modern Capitalism 19. The Evolution of the Capitalistic Spirit Translated by Frank H. Knight 20. The Dualism of In-Group nad Out-Group Morality Translated by Hans H. Gerth and Don Martindale 21. Judaism, Christianity, and the Socioeconomic Order 22. The Attitude of the Other World Religions (Islam, Buddhism, Christianity) to the Social and Economic Order Translated by Ephraim Fischoff 23. Rationality and Formalism in Law 24. Formal and Substantive Rationalization of Law 25. The Formal Qualities of Modern Law Translated by Edward A. Shils and Max Rheinstein SOCIOLOGY AND SCIENCE 26. Definition of Sociology 27. The Methodological Foundations of Sociology Translated by A.M. Henderson and Talcott Parsons 28. "Objectivity" in Social Science 29. The Tension between Science and Policy-Making 30. Ideal-Type Constructs Translated by Edward A. Shils and Henry A. Finch 31. Science as a Vocation Translated by Hans A. Gerth and C. Wright Mills Notes