Theory of Liberty, Legitimacy and Power

by Vatro Murvar (Editor)

Overview

The stature of Max Weber (1864-1920) as an interdisciplinary, historical-comparative social scientist has grown steadily. But in view of Professor Murvar, his work has been misinterpreted with remarkable frequency. The aim of this book is to put right certain misconceptions and misinterpretations of Max Weber's intellectual and scientific legacy.

This book challenges assumptions about various aspects of Weber's work; the issues of modernization, evolutionary theories, world systems, growth of liberty, typologies of power structures and legitimacies, among others. As well as presenting precise criticism and appreciation of the way Weber's work has been handled by his successors, this book also details the specific advancement he himself made within the theory of liberty, legitimacy and power. There is special emphasis on how much Weber's work in these core areas has survived the test of time.

This book was first published in 1985.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135032210
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/16/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Vatro Murvar

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction, Vatro Murvar; Part I Theoretical perspectives; Chapter 2 Power and stratification, Thomas Burger; Chapter 3 Patrimonialism, modern and traditionalist, Vatro Murvar; Chapter 4 Law and society in Max Weber’s sociology, Edith E. Graber; Chapter 5 Max Weber and the causality of freedom, William W. Mayrl; Chapter 6 Sociological demystification of the arts and music, K. Peter Etzkorn; Part II Historical-comparative case studies; Chapter 7 Confucianism, Maoism, and Max Weber, David C. Yu; Chapter 8 Weber and sultanism in the light of historical data, Susan K. Croutwater; Chapter 9 Patrimonialism in China and the Islamic world, Vatro Murvar; Chapter 10 Max Weber’s human ecology of historical societies, Patrick C. West;