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This book explores the contemporary nature of Max Weber's work by looking in detail at his key concepts of rationalization and disenchantment. Thematic parallels are drawn between Weber's rationalization thesis and the critiques of contemporary culture developed by Jean-Francois Lyotard, Michel Foucault and Jean Baudrillard. It is suggested that these three 'postmoden' thinkers develop and respond to Weber's analysis of modernity by pursuing radical strategies of affirmation and re-enchantment. Examining the work of these three key thinkers in this way casts new light both on postmodern theory and on Weber's sociology of rationalization.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Max Weber’s Theory and Critique of Rationalization
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Front Matter
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Weber and Postmodern Theory: Lyotard, Foucault and Baudrillard
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Back Matter
Reviews
'Gane's book raises important questions, and fleshes out the strengths and limits of Weber's ideas in a way that has not been possible within the framework of traditional readings.' - Isher-Paul Sahni, Journal of Classical Sociology, 2003
About the author
NICHOLAS GANE is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of York, UK. His previous publications include The Future of Social Theory.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Max Weber and Postmodern Theory
Book Subtitle: Rationalization versus Re-enchantment
Authors: Nicholas Gane
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230502512
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-93058-8Published: 09 April 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-4116-9Published: 09 April 2002
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50251-2Published: 09 April 2002
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 194
Topics: Social Theory, Political Philosophy, Sociology, general, Political History, Critical Theory