Review

“This book provides an indispensable introduction to Weber's Economy and Society, and should be mandatory reading for social scientists who are interested in Weber. The various contributions to this volume, all written by important Weberian scholars, present the culmination of decades of debates about Weber's various concepts and theories. They are sure guides in the maze of conflicting interpretations, and draw out the implications of Weber's sociology for understanding social change in the 21st century.”

—Gil Eyal,

Columbia University

“Many will value this as the best collection of essays on Max Weber in the English language. It surpasses prior studies in using Weber and the world of his endeavors as entry points into the central issues of social science

today.”

—Richard Biernacki,

University of California, San Diego

“This book provides an indispensable introduction to Weber's Economy and Society, and should be mandatory reading for social scientists who are interested in Weber.”—Gil Eyal, Columbia University

Book Description

Max Weber’s Economy and Society is widely considered the most important single work in sociology and among the most important in the history of the social sciences. This volume provides a critical and up-to-date introduction to Weber’s magnum opus. While much has been published about the various parts of Economy and Society, this is the first book to cover all of its major sections and themes, as well as to discuss the methodological vision that unites them.

In Max Weber's Economy and Society, a distinguished group of scholars illuminates the central arguments of Economy and Society and appraises their contemporary relevance for the analysis of the economy, the polity, law, religion, and social action. With essays that are both theoretical and empirical, this book will be of interest to those already familiar with Weber’s work and to those encountering it for the first time.

编者简介：

查尔斯·卡米克（Charles Camic） 威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校教授，任职于社会学系，以及科学、技术与社会项目中心。1999到2003年，他曾担任《美国社会学评论》（American Sociological Review）的主编之一。在1890-1940年期间美国社会学思想的发展史方面，卡米克著述甚丰。

菲利普·戈尔斯基（Philip S. Gorski） 耶鲁大学社会学教授。著有《纪律革命：加尔文主义与早期现代欧洲国家的兴起》（The Disciplinary Revolution: Calvinism and the Rise of the State in Early Modern Europe, 2003）。

戴维·特鲁贝克（David M. Trubek） 威斯康星大学世界事务与全球经济研究中心的法律教授和资深专家。曾担任法律与社会联合会理事、国际社会学联合会中法律社会学研究委员会理事。他的论著主要涉及以下主题：马克斯·韦伯的法律社会学研究、法律在发展中所扮演的角色、法律职业的社会角色、人权、欧洲一体化、新经济中劳动与福利的管理、公民诉讼、社会理论、批判法律研究、新的管理手段、以及“后管理型”（post- regulatory）法律的出现。

译者简介

王迪 北京大学社会学系博士研究生，法国高等社会科学研究院（EHESS）博士研究生。研究方向为城市社会学。