Max Weber's Theory of the Modern State

A. Anter

ISBN 10: 1349473588 / ISBN 13: 9781349473588

Published by Palgrave Macmillan UK, Palgrave Macmillan UK Jan 2014, 2014

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Neuware -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 individualsSpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 264 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Max Weber's Theory of the Modern State
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK, Palgrave Macmillan UK Jan 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349473588
• ISBN 13: 9781349473588
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 140H x 15D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 140 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 337 grams

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Synopsis

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

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).