Weber: A Short Introduction

Preface vii

1 The Man and His Work 1

2 Questions of Method 17

3 Weber’s Conception of the Socio-Historical Process 36

4 The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism 59

5 Other Essays in the Sociology of Religion 75

6 Political Power and Legitimacy 89

7 The State and Bureaucracy 105

Select Bibliography 127

Index 131