Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology by Richard Swedberg

Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology by Richard Swedberg

During the last decade of his life Max Weber tried to develop a way of analyzing economic phenomena, which he termed 'economic sociology'. This book offers a critical presentation and a study of this part of Weber's work. It shows how Weber laid a theoretical foundation for economic sociology and developed a series of evocative concepts.

One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1999 "[Swedberg's] examination of Weber's economic sociology is enormously learned and of an exceptional scholarly standard.. The book is beautifully produced... Consistently accurate and impressively researched. [It] will contribute a good deal to the emerging field of economic sociology."--The Times Higher Education Supplement "Swedberg's magisterial work is required reading... [His] exquisitely lucid presentation is buttressed by diagrams and tables that further clarify the discussion. Readers will come away with admiration for both the genius of Weber himself and this author, who engages the reader so forcefully in the Weberian intellectual enterprise. Unreservedly recommended."--Choice

Richard Swedberg is Professor of Sociology at the University of Stockholm. He is the author of several works in economic sociology and of Joseph A. Schumpeter: A Biography (Princeton). With Neil Smelser, he edited The Handbook of Economic Sociology (Princeton).

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ISBN 13	9780691070131
ISBN 10	069107013X
Title	Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology
Author	Richard Swedberg
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Year published	2000-07-30
Number of pages	328
Prizes	Short-listed for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 1999
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