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Weber: Political Writings
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Weber: Political Writings
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Max Weber
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Edited by Peter Lassman
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Translated by Ronald Speirs
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Series | Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:426 | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780521397193
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Classifications | Dewey:320 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
24 June 1994 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Max Weber (1864-1920), generally known as a founder of modern social science, was concerned with political affairs throughout his life. The texts in this edition span his career and include his early inaugural lecture The Nation State and Economic Policy, Suffrage and Democracy in Germany, Parliament and Government in Germany under a New Political Order, Socialism, The Profession and Vocation of Politics, and an excerpt from his essay The Situation of Constitutional Democracy in Russia, as well as other shorter writings. Together they illustrate the development of his thinking on the fate of Germany and the nature of politics in the modern western state in an age of cultural 'disenchantment'. The introduction discusses the central themes of Weber's political thought, and a chronology, notes and an annotated bibliography place him in his political and intellectual context.
Reviews"Weber examines constitutional questions, problems of democracy, socialism, and economic policy, always with careful attention to the moral claims of political antagonists and their intellectual basis. The texts show his power as an analyst of politics and make clear that a serious consequentialist understanding of political life requires subtlety and historical understanding." Ethics
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