The Theory of Social and Economic Organization

2012 Reprint of Original 1947 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. ©New Foreword Martino Publishing. This volume contains a full and representative statement of Max Weber's sociological theory, drawn from important publications never previously translated. The book opens with a discussion of the analytical methods of sociology and an application of these methodological conclusions to the broadest classification of social relationship and groups. Nearly half the volume is devoted to a further elaboration of this scheme in the field of economic activity. The typology is copiously illustrated with material from many periods of history and parts of the world. Chapters include:The Fundamental Concepts of SociologySociological Categories of Economic ActionThe Types of Authority and Imperative Co-ordinationThe Transformation of Charisma in an Anti-Authoritarian DirectionSocial Stratification and Class Structure