Understanding Weber [electronic resource] / Sam Whimster.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Weber before Weberian sociology, revisited -- Capitalism in contemporary debates : Sombart, Weber and Simmel -- The Protestant ethic and the'spirit' of capitalism --'Wissenschaftslehre' -- The reluctant sociologist : from the Protestant ethic to the Grundriss der Sozialökonomik -- The sociology of religion -- Going beyond Weber -- Power, legitimacy, and democracy -- Sociological categories and the types of economic activity : a final account.