1st Edition

Modernity and Politics in the Work of Max Weber

By Charles Turner Copyright 1992
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

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.

Preface, Abbreviations, Introduction, 1. The Coherence of the Concept of Modernity, 2. The Theory of Culture, 3. The Illusion of the Epoch, 4. The Zwischenbetrachtung: Theory of Modernity or Theory of Culture? 5. The Zwischenbetrachtung: A Dual Theory of Tragedy, 6. Dogmatism, Vanity, Vocation: The Political Personality, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Biography

Turner, Charles