num_pages: 412
description: In this volume, Mr Runciman has selected extracts, from Max Weber's writings which reflect the full range of his major the nature of domination in human society, the role of ideas in history, the social determinants of religion, the origin and impact of industrial capitalism and the scope and limits of social science itself. He has also included some shorter extracts from Weber's less familiar writings on such diverse topics as the stock exchange and the history of the piano.
language: English
title: Selections in Translation
titlecomplete: Selections in Translation
genres: Sociology, History, Philosophy, Social Science, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 48
publisher: Cambridge University Press