Weber's Rationalism and Modern Society - (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Weber's Rationalism and Modern Society rediscovers Max Weber for the twenty-first century. Tony and Dagmar Waters' translation of Weber's works highlights his contributions to the social sciences, credited with highlighting concepts such as "iron cage," "bureaucracy," "bureaucratization," "rationalization," "charisma," and the role of the "work ethic" in ordering modern labor markets. Highlighting the relationship between community (Gemeinschaft), and market society (Gesellschaft), the issues of social stratification, power, politics, and modernity resonate just as loudly today as they did for Weber during the early twentieth century"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Weber's Rationalism and Modern Society rediscovers Max Weber for the twenty-first century. Tony and Dagmar Waters' translation of Weber's works highlights his contributions to the social sciences and politics, credited with highlighting concepts such as ""iron cage,"" ""bureaucracy,"" ""bureaucratization,"" ""rationalization,"" ""charisma,"" and the role of the ""work ethic"" in ordering modern labor markets. Outlining the relationship between community (Gemeinschaft), and market society (Gesellschaft), the issues of social stratification, power, politics, and modernity resonate just as loudly today as they did for Weber during the early twentieth century.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><br/></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Tony Waters is Professor of Sociology at California State University, Chico, USA. He is the author of Schooling, Bureaucracy, and Childhood: Bureaucratizing the Child (2012), When Killing is a Crime (2007), Bureaucratizing the Good Samaritan (2001), and other books. He has taught as a Guest Professor at Leuphana University, Germany, and Zeppelin University, Germany.<br/><br/>Dagmar Waters is Lecturer in the Teaching International Languages Program at California State University, Chico, USA. She is a graduate of Cologne University, Germany, where she majored in Education and Geography. She has taught in Tanzania, Germany, and the United States.<br/><br/></p>
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