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Informationen zum Autor Randall Collins grew up in country New South Wales before moving to Wollongong to begin working with BHP at its Port Kembla steelworks as electrical engineering cadet. He spent more than 17 years in various departments before leaving and crossing the continent to live in Perth, Western Australia.For the last 17 years, he has worked with identification systems.He now lives in Rockingham, South of Perth, with his family and enjoys the coastal lifestyle that the city offers. Klappentext A new interpretation of Weberian sociology! showing its relevance to current world isues. Zusammenfassung In this new interpretation of Weberian sociology! Professor Collins draws attention to important but neglected aspects of Weber's writings and shows how Weber's theory of the rise of capitalism! his theory of politics and his conflict theory of the family can inform an analysis of current world issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; Part I. Economics: 2. Weber's last theory of capitalism; 3. The Weberian revolution of the High Middle Ages; 4. A theory of technology; 5. Weber and Schumpeter: toward a general sociology of capitalism; Part II. Politics: 6. Imperialism and legitimacy: Weber's theory of politics; 7. Modern technology and geopolitics; 8. The future decline of the Russian Empire; Part III. Culture: 9. Heresy, religious and secular; 10. Alienation as ritual and ideology; Part IV. Sex: 11. Weber's theory of the family; 12. Courtly politics and the status of women; References; Index.
