Max Weber

With his major work Economy and Society (1921/22), Max Weber created a foundational text of modern sociology that remains one of the central reference points for sociological theory today. Published posthumously and edited by Marianne Weber and other students based on his lectures and manuscripts, it offers a comprehensive system of categories for analyzing social

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Max Weber’s essay “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism” (1905) is considered one of the most important works in sociology. In it, Weber analyzes the cultural and religious conditions that contributed to the development of modern capitalism. This work enables students to analytically examine the interplay between culture, economy, and society, especially the

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