Max Weber: Essays in Sociology

Max Weber: Essays in Sociology. Max Weber (1864-1920) was one of the most prolific and influential sociologists of the twentieth century. This classic collection draws together his key papers.

Introducing the student to the work of the great sociologist, this book opens with a comprehensive biographical essay on Weber's life and work and includes his essays on science and politics, power, religion, and social structures.

Weber covers structures of power, politics, science, religion, economics, and most importantly bureaucracy, something that modern sociology seems to have forgotten despite its huge and growing impact on society within the last 30 years. He does not cover race and gender or other biases often found in societies although he analyzes the castes in Chinese and East Indian societies.