The History of Commercial Partnerships in the Middle Ages - The First Complete English Edition of Weber's Prelude to The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and Economy and Society

This early book was a prelude to the multi-causal and multi-dimensional approach that scholars see reflected in Weber's later writings.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Max Weber's Dissertation in the Context of His Early Career and Life Chapter 2 Section I. The "Lost Decade" Chapter 3 Section II. Ebb and Flow: Historical and Biographical Contexts of Weber's Early Career Chapter 4 Section III. Main Themes and Arguments of The History of Commercial Partnerships Chapter 5 Section IV. Influence of Weber's Later Writings Chapter 6 Section V. Versions of the Text and Additional Literature Chapter 7 Section VI. Translating The History of Commerical Partnerships Chapter 8 Bibliography Chapter 9 The History of Commercial Partnerships in the Middle Ages Chapter 10 Prefatory Remarks Chapter 11 Section I. Roman and Current Law. Plan of the Investigation Chapter 12 Section II. The Partnerships of Maritime Law Chapter 13 Section III. Family Communities and Communities of Labor Chapter 14 Section IV. Pisa. The Law of Partnership According to the Constitutum Usus Chapter 15 Section V. Florence Chapter 16 Section VI. The Legal Literature. Conclusion Chapter 17 Appendix: Overview of the Documents

About the author

Max Weber was the author of Economy and Society, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, and other influential works. Lutz Kaelber is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Vermont.

Product details

• Authors: Max Weber
• Assisted by: Charles Lemert (Foreword), Lutz Kaelber (Translation), Kaelber Lutz (Translation)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.12.2002
• EAN: 9780742520493
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2049-3
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 223 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 367 g
• Series: Legacies of Social Thought Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Europe, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / World, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics, LAW / Commercial / General, LAW / Jurisprudence, Commercial law, General & world history, Economic history, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, General and world history, Jurisprudence & general issues, Jurisprudence and general issues, Domestic or internal trade, Domestic trade