{"title":"Max Weber","description":"\u003cp\u003eMax Weber's works delve into the intricate relationships between society, economy, and culture, offering profound insights into social theory and historical sociology. His writings explore themes such as authority, religion, and the structures underpinning modern civilisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a scholarly approach that bridges history and sociology, illuminating the forces that shape social institutions and human behaviour. 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The text also provides a classification of political forms based upon \"systems of rule\" and \"rulership\" that has shaped debate about the nature and role of charisma, tradition, legal authority, and bureaucracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKeith Tribe's major new translation presents \u003ci\u003eEconomy and Society\u003c\/i\u003e as it stood when Weber died in June 1920, with three complete chapters and a fragment of a fourth. Tribe, one of the English-speaking world's leading experts on Weber's thought, has produced a uniquely clear and faithful translation that balances accuracy with readability. 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The precision of its definitions, the complexity of its typologies, and the wealth of its historical content make the work an important challenge to our sociological thought: for the advanced undergraduate who gropes for her sense of society, for the graduate student who must develop his own analytical skills, and for the scholar who must match wits with Weber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462874480876,"sku":"9780520280021","price":171.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520280021-economy-and-society.jpg?v=1775025087"},{"product_id":"the-agrarian-sociology-of-ancient-civilizations-by-max-weber-9781781681091","title":"The Agrarian Sociology of Ancient Civilizations","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMax Weber is widely recognised as the greatest of the founders of classical sociology. 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