Max Weber's Sociology: From the Protestant Ethic Thesis and the American Political Culture to a Sociology of Civilizations - Paperback

by Stephen Kalberg (Author)

This volume outlines Weber's comparative-historical sociology of 'interpretive understanding'. Drawing on central text to show how Weber himself applied his own procedures, it demonstrates the analytic strengths of his research strategies through discussions of his major works and concerns.

Author Biography

Stephen Kalberg is Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Boston University and a Local Affiliate of the Center for European Studies at Harvard University. He is the author of Max Weber's Sociology of Civilizations: A Reconstruction, Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology, The Social Thought of Max Weber, Searching for the Spirit of American Democracy: Max Weber's Analysis of a Unique Political Culture, and Max Weber's Comparative-Historical Sociology Today. He is also the editor of Max Weber: Readings and Commentary on Modernity and the translator of Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.