Max Weber, Democracy and Modernization

Book Overview

These essays bring Weber's sociology to bear on the current transformation of the political landscape. After the collapse of communism, many states are faced with the challenges of democratization: they need to establish their legitimacy in an uncertain economic climate and within a new geopolitical order. The essays in this volume develop Weberian concepts and apply his comparative-historical method to deepen our understanding of these problems...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333712544
• ISBN13: 9780333712542
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"