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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS The Cambridge Companion To Weber by Edited by Stephen Turner
Max Weber is indubitably one of the very greatest figures in the history of the social sciences, the source of seminal concepts like the Protestant Ethic, charisma and the idea of historical processes of rationalization. But, like his great forebears Adam Smith and Karl Marx, Webers work always resists easy categorisation. Prominent as a founding father of sociology, Weber has been a major influence in the study of ancient history, religion, economics, law and, more recently, cultural studies. This Cambridge Companion provides an authoritative introduction to the major facets of his thought, including several like industrial psychology which have hitherto been neglected. A distinguished international team of contributors examines some of the major controversies that have erupted over Webers specialized work, and shows how the issues have developed since he wrote. The articles demonstrate Webers impact on a variety of research areas.show more