Max Weber : politics and the spirit of tragedy / John Patrick Diggins.
Max Weber : politics and the spirit of tragedy / John Patrick Diggins.
Max Weber : politics and the spirit of tragedy / John Patrick Diggins.
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New York : Basic Books, c1996.
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N301.092/W375/8
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English
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xvi, 334 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The Last Puritan -- 2. "Man's Philosophy Is His Biography" -- 3. Authority and Its Discontents -- 4. Calvinism and Capitalism: The Irony of Unintended Consequences -- 5. Human Action and Its Meanings -- 6. The Dignity of the Academic Calling -- 7. "A Joyous Triumph over Rationality": Women, the E...
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New York : Basic Books, c1996.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c1996.
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Diggins brilliantly connects the critical moments of Weber's life - and in particular, his experience of America - to his most enduring ideas on power, capitalism, bureaucracy, and science. He argues that Weber's emphasis on such topics as rapaciousness, hypocrisy, and deception makes his work timelier than ever in helping to illuminate the dilemma...
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Max Weber : politics and the spirit of tragedy / John Patrick Diggins.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-317) and index.
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c1996.
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N301.092/W375/8
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74VMyXeDOLzy
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0465017509
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301.092
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991002089939702626
