Economy and Society

Synopsis

Published posthumously in the early 1920's, max weber's economy and society has since become recognized as one of the greatest sociological treatises of the 20th century, as well as a foundational text of the modern sociological imagination. The first strictly empirical comparison of social structures and normative orders conducted in world-historical depth, this two volume set of economy and society--now with new introductory material contextualizing weber's work for 21st century audiences--looks at social action, religion, law, bureaucracy, charisma, the city, and the political community.