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Max Weber's Theory of the Modern State

Origins, structure and Significance

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  • © 2014

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  1. Andreas Anter

    1. Staatswissenschaften, University of Erfurt, Germany

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Andreas Anter reconstructs Max Weber's theory of the modern state, showing its significance to contemporary political science. He reveals the ambivalence of Weber's political thought: the oscillation between an étatiste position, mainly oriented to the reason of state, and an individualistic one, focussed on the freedom of individuals

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Andreas Anter
    Pages 1-8

  3. Aspects of the Concept of the State

    • Andreas Anter
    Pages 9-45

  4. State and Rulership

    • Andreas Anter
    Pages 46-79

  5. Hermeneutics of the State

    • Andreas Anter
    Pages 80-101

  6. Theory of the State and Value Judgements

    • Andreas Anter
    Pages 102-148

  7. The Archaeology of the Modern State

    • Andreas Anter
    Pages 149-194

  8. The State as Machine

    • Andreas Anter
    Pages 195-215

  9. Conclusion

    • Andreas Anter
    Pages 216-218

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 219-249
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'Max Weber's Theory of the Modern State is so good that it ought to be required reading for anyone who is interested in Weber's political thinking. Anter is right that Weber often approaches his topics with a 'yes but'; regarding the quality of Anter's book, there is no 'but' only a 'yes''. Christopher Adair-Toteff for Theory, Culture & Society

Authors and Affiliations

  • Staatswissenschaften, University of Erfurt, Germany

    Andreas Anter

About the author

Andreas Anter is Professor of Political Science at the University of Erfurt, Germany. After his studies in Münster, Freiburg and Hamburg, and his PhD in Hamburg, he taught Political Science at the Universities of Hamburg, Leipzig and Bremen. Subsequently he was editor of Rowohlt Verlag and chief editor of Reclam Verlag Leipzig. He is the author of Die Macht der Ordnung (2nd ed. 2007), Theorien der Macht (2nd ed. 2013) and Staatskonzepte (2013).

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