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1
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Introduction ‒ Max Weber: The Confrontation with Modernity
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49
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Introduction
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53
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The “Rationalism” of Western Civilization
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69
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Introduction
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75
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The Religious Origins of the Vocational Calling: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
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111
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Continuous Ethical Discipline
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121
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Introduction
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125
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Market and Planned Economies: Modern Capitalism's Substantive Conditions
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130
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The Separation of the Worker from the Means of Production, the Spread of Officialdom, and Organizational Discipline in the Factory
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137
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The “Specialist” and the “Cultivated Man”: Certificates and the Origin of Ideas in Science
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142
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Old and New Civilizations: Contrasting Rural Social Structures in Germany and the United States
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147
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Introduction
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151
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The Distribution of Power Within the Group: Class, Status, Party
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163
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Germany as a Nation of Commoners
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168
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The Counterbalancing of Economic and Social Inequality by Universal Suffrage
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173
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Introduction
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179
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Power and Authority: When and Why do People Obey?
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194
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The Bureaucracy I: External Form, Technical Superiority, Ethos, and Inequality
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209
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The Bureaucracy II: The Impact Upon Society
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217
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Past and Present: Charismatic Authority and its Routinization
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221
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Introduction
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225
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The Nation: A Sentiment of Solidarity and the “National” Idea
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230
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The State, its Basic Functions, and the Economic Foundations of Imperialism
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238
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From Particularistic Law to Formal Legal Equality and the Rights of Individuals
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245
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Introduction
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251
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The Antagonism of the Economy and Political Domains to Ethical Action
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255
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A “Casing of Bondage” and the Rule of Functionaries: The Call for Political Leadership, Strong Parliaments, and an Ethic of Responsibility
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273
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Introduction
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277
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The Autonomy of the Individual in the Sect and the Ability to Form Democratic Communities: Tolerance and Freedom of Conscience
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291
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Introduction
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297
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On “Race” Membership, Common Ethnicity, the “Ethnic Group,” and Heredity
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315
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Introduction
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321
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The Meaning and Value of Science: Disenchantment, “progress”, and Civilized Man's Meaninglessness
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328
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Ethical Neutrality in the Classroom and the Usefulness and Limits of an Empirical Science
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337
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The Opposition of Salvation Religions to Science and Modern Culture
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345
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Introduction
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347
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Private Authority and Work Habits: England and Russia
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353
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The Data Protection Act: A Case of Rationalization
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357
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The McDonaldization of Society: George Ritzer
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361
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Hitler's Charisma: Luciano Cavalli
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363
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The Routinization of Charisma: Rituals of Confession Within Communities of Virtuosi
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367
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The Political Culture of American Democracy: The Enduring Influence of Religion
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377
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Bibliography
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383
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Author Index
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385
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Subject Index
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