Max Weber and German Politics, 1890-1920

by Wolfgang J. Mommsen

Book Overview

A major work of German historiography, this comprehensive account of Weber's political views and activities reveals that, paradoxically, Weber was at once an ardent liberal and a determined German nationalist and imperialist. Wolfgang J. Mommsen shows the important links between these seemingly conflicting positions and provides a critique of Weber's sociology of power and his concept of democratic rule. First published in German in 1959, Max Weber...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226533972
• ISBN13: 9780226533971
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 498 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"