Romance and Reason: Ontological and Social Sources of Alienation in the Writings of Max Weber

by Andrew M. Koch

Book Overview

Alienation, as a theme, deeply pervaded both the work and life of Max Weber, one of the pillars of modern sociology. In this excellent new book, Andrew M. Koch analyzes the genesis of the conecpt of alienation and then, in a brilliant and imaginative turn, works to recreate the context in which Weber understood alienation in both the intellectual and lived sense.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739111019
• ISBN13: 9780739111017
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"