Max Weber's Theory of the Modern State [electronic resource] : Origins, structure and Significance /
Anter, A.author.
Andreas Anter reconstructs Max Weber's theory of the modern state, showing its significance to contemporary political science. He reveals the ambivalence of Weber's political thought: the oscillation between an étatiste position, mainly oriented to the reason of state, and an individualistic one, focussed on the freedom of individuals.
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Cover; Contents; Preface to the English Edition; Translator's Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Aspects of the Concept of the State; 1 The ideal-typical character of the concept of the state; 2 A state without qualities? The question of the state's purpose; 3 The monopoly of force; 4 The state as institution; 5 The criterion of the political; 2 State and Rulership; 1 State and legitimacy; 2 Staring into the depths with a clear head: the legitimacy of legality; 3 Charismatic rule in the modern state?; 4 From personal to impersonal rule: East Elbia as a precursor of the modern state
5 Democracy and bureaucracy in the modern state3 Hermeneutics of the State; 1 The Action-oriented conception of the state; 2 The concept of chance; 3 Knowledge of the state; 4 Theory of the State and Value Judgements; 1 The ""perspective of reason of state""; 2 The nation as value; 3 The Machtstaat; 4 The state and ethics; 5 The state and the struggle over values; 6 Max Weber's ambivalence; 5 The Archaeology of the Modern State; 1 The emergence of the modern state; 2 The history of the state as the history of bureaucracy; 3 Max Weber's questions; 4 State and law
5 The rationalisation of the state6 The State as Machine; 1 The metaphor of the state as machine; 2 The state as enterprise; 3 Max Weber's ambivalence; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Andreas Anter reconstructs Max Weber's theory of the modern state, showing its significance to contemporary political science. He reveals the ambivalence of Weber's political thought: the oscillation between an étatiste position, mainly oriented to the reason of state, and an individualistic one, focussed on the freedom of individuals.
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