Making race : modernism and "racial art" in America by Francis, Jacqueline

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The self after postmodernity by Schrag, Calvin O.

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Accounting, Capitalism and the Revealed Religions A Study of Christianity, Judaism and Islam by Joannidès de Lautour, Vassili

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The Good Cause : theoretical perspectives on corruption

Table of Contents: “…/ Gjalt de Graaf, Patrick von Maravic, Pieter Wagenaar -- Max Weber, Bureaucracy, and Corruption / William D. …”
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God's caress : the psychology of Puritan religious experience by Cohen, Charles L.

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A new principles of economics : the science of markets by Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten

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Law, Custom, and Statute in the Muslim World : Studies in Honor of Aharon Layish

Table of Contents: “…Powers -- Women as expert witnesses in pre-modern Islamic courts / Ron Shaham -- Qāḍī, muftī and ruler: their roles in the development of Islamic law / Miriam Hoexter -- Ottoman qāḍīs in Damascus during the 16th-18th centuries / Michael Winter -- Patronage, intervention, and violence in the legal process in eighteenth-century Salonica and its province / Eyal Ginio -- Archaic forms of contract in Max Weber's Theories and in Arab and Somali customary law / Frank H. …”
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Religion and Modern Society : Citizenship, Secularisation and the State. by Turner, Bryan S.

Table of Contents: “…; Part I: Theoretical frameworks: the problem of religion in sociology; 1 Religion, religions and the body; 2 Emile Durkheim and the classification of religion; 3 Max Weber and comparative religion; 4 Talcott Parsons and the expressive revolution; 5 Mary Douglas and Modern Primitives; 6 Pierre Bou rdieu and religious practice.…”
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Readings in Indian Sociology : Volume V: Contributions to Sociological Theory. by Srivastava, Vinay Kumar

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- Series Note -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I -- On Concepts and Methods -- 1 -- Newness in Sociological Enquiry -- 2 -- Paradigms and Discourses: New Frontiers in the Sociology of Knowledge -- 3 -- Relevance of the Marxist Approach to the Study of Indian Society -- 4 -- Altruistic Suicide: A Subjective Approach -- 5 -- Rational Social Action as a Basis for Creative Comparisons -- 6 -- Feminist Social Theories: Theme and Variations -- 7 -- Social Structure -- PART II -- On Sociological Thinkers -- 8 -- Vidyas: A Homage to Auguste Comte -- 9 -- Max Weber's Theory of Social Stratification: Controversies, Contexts and Correctives -- 10 -- Malinowski on Freedom and Civilization -- 11 -- Some Reflections on Karl Popper's Theory of Social Explanation -- 12 -- Outsider Bias and Ethnocentricity: The Case of Gunnar Myrdal -- 13 -- Robert Merton's Formulations in Sociology of Science -- 14 -- Bourdieu's Theory ofthe Symbolic and the Shah Bano Case -- Index -- About the Editor and Contributors -- Appendix of Sources.…”
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German Historical School : the Historical and Ethical Approach to Economics. by Shionoya, Yuichi

Table of Contents: “…Gustav von Schmoller and Werner Sombart: a contrast in the historico-ethical method and social policyMax Weber and the critical succession of the German Historical School; Joseph Schumpeter on the relationship between economics and sociology from the perspective of doctrinal history; Lujo Brentano, Alfred Marshall, and Tokuzo Fukuda: the reception and transformation of the German Historical School in Japan; The impact of German economic thought on Japanese economists before World War.…”
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Social theory at work

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Competing, collaborating, and reinforcing theories / Marek Korczynski, Randy Hodson, and Paul Edwards -- Marxist thought and the analysis of work / Richard Hyman -- Max Weber and the irony of bureaucracy / Graham Sewell and James Barker -- A Durkheimian view of organizational culture / James Lincoln and Didier Guillot -- Feminist theories of work / Heidi Gottfried -- Foucauldian and postmodern thought and the analysis of work / Gibson Burrell -- The economic approach of the labor market / Steve Machin -- Institutional economics and the analysis of work / Geoffrey Hodgson -- Economic worlds of work : uniting economic sociology with the sociology of work / Thomas Beamish and Nicole Woolsey Biggart -- Organizational sociology and the analysis of work / Heather Haveman and Mukti Khaire -- Ethics and work / Karen Legge -- Technology and work / Jacques Bélanger -- Professional work / Keith Macdonald -- Towards a theory of dominant interests, globalization, and work / Stephen Frenkel -- Identity and work / Robin Leidner -- Conclusions : Change at work and the opportunities for theory / Peter Cappelli.…”
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Financial Crisis, Labour Markets and Institutions. by Fadda, Sebastiano

Table of Contents: “…Financial Crisis, Labour Markets and Institutions; Copyright; Contents; Notes on the authors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Capitalism in crisis: nature and origins; 1 Capitalism in deep trouble; 2 The North Atlantic financial crisis and varieties of capitalism: a Minsky and/or Marx moment? And perhaps Max Weber too?; 3 Beyond the political economy of Hyman Minsky: what financial innovation means today; 4 The problematic nature of the Economic and Monetary Union; 5 Financialization, income distribution and the crisis; Part II Impact and consequences of the crisis.…”
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The Catholic ethic and the spirit of capitalism by Novak, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: more than the Protestant ethic. Max Weber's limits -- The human spirit -- Toward a Catholic ethic -- A preview -- Part 1. …”


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Industrial Economics and Principles of Management. by Singh, Manoj Kumar

Table of Contents: “…""5.4 Functions of Commercial Banks """"5.5 Central Banking""; ""5.6 Functions of Central Bank""; ""5.7 Business Fluctuations and Business Cycle ""; ""5.8 Phase of a Business Cycle ""; ""Exercise ""; ""Unit-4""; ""Chapter 6 Principles of Management ""; ""6.1 Introduction: Definition ""; ""6.2 Nature and Significance of Management ""; ""6.3 Evolution and Development of Management Thought ""; ""Exercise""; ""Chapter 7. Contribution of Max Weber (April 21, 1864-June 14, 1920)""; ""7.1 Introduction (Max Weber)""; ""7.2 Contribution of F.W. …”
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Political Leadership Between Democracy and Authoritarianism : Comparative and Historical Perspectives by Wiatr, Jerzy J. Prof

Table of Contents: “…Ethics of leadership -- Chapter Two: A typology of political leadership -- 1. Max Weber's pure types of legitimate rule -- 2. Controversies over the charismatic leadership -- Chapter Three: Democracy and political leadership…”
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Camera work : a critical anthology

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Sociological Theory and Research Methods

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The social lens : an invitation to social and sociological theory by Allan, Kenneth, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Capitalism and engines of social change--Karl Marx (1818-1883) ; Rationality and the bureaucratic society--Max Weber (1864-1920) ; Cultural diversity and social integration--Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) ; The individual in modern society--George Herbert Mead (1863-1931), Georg Simmel (1858-1918) ; The challenges of gender and race--Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935), W.E.B. …”


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Social Institutions-Education and Religion

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The subject of modernity by Cascardi, Anthony J., 1953-

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