Description: The most profound and enduring social theorist of sociology's classical period, Max Weber speaks as cogently to concerns of the new century as he did to those of the past
Brief description:
Alan Sica is a professor of sociology and founding director of the Social Thought Program at Pennsylvania State University, former editor of Sociological Theory and Contemporary Sociology, and author or editor of several books.
Review Quotes:
"[D]ocuments the continuing relevance of Weber's writings and theories to contemporary issues. Its eight chapters cite related studies for such topics as Weber and the future of social thought, Weber in the public sphere, and Weber and modern philosophy... [A] wealth of information for interested researchers. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and higher."
--J. C. Phillips, Choice