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The Resource The agrarian sociology of ancient civilizations, Max Weber ; translated by R.I. Frank

The agrarian sociology of ancient civilizations, Max Weber ; translated by R.I. Frank

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Max Weber, widely recognized as the greatest of the founders of classical sociology, is often associated with the development of capitalism in Western Europe and the analysis of modernity. But he also had a profound scholarly interest in ancient societies and the Near East, and turned the youthful discipline of sociology to the study of these archaic cultures. The Agrarian Sociology of Ancient Civilizations -- Weberʹs neglected masterpiece, first published in German in 1897 and reissued in 1909 -- is a fascinating examination of the civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Hebrew society in Israel, the city-states of classical Greece, the Hellenistic world and, finally, Republican and Imperial Rome. The book is infused with the excitement attendant when new intellectual tools are brought to bear on familiar subjects. Throughout the work, Weber blends description of socio-economic structures with an investigation into mechanisms and causes of the rise and decline of social systems. The volume ends with a magisterial explanatory essay on the underlying reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire. --
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  • ger
  • eng
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421 pages
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  • "First published as 'Agrarverha·ltnisse im Altertum', in Handwörterbuch der Staatwissenschaften, 1909; and 'Die sozialen Gründe des Untergangs der antiken Kultur', in Die Wahrheit, May 1896. Republished in Max Weber, Gesammelte Aufsätze zur Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Tübingen 1924"--Title page verso
  • Previously published by Verso, 1998
  • Reprint of first English language edition published: London : NLB ; Atlantic Highlands : Humanities Press, 1976
Contents
  • I. Economic Theory and Ancient Society ---- II. The Agrarian History of the Major Centres of Ancient Civilization. 1. Mesopotamia --- 2. Egypt --- 3. Israel --- 4. Greece --- 5. Hellenistic Age --- 6. Roman Republic --- 7. Roman Empire ---- III. Bibliography ---- IV. The Social Causes of the Decline of Ancient Civilization
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9781781681091
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The agrarian sociology of ancient civilizations
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The agrarian sociology of ancient civilizations
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Max Weber ; translated by R.I. Frank
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  • eng
  • ger
  • eng
Summary
Max Weber, widely recognized as the greatest of the founders of classical sociology, is often associated with the development of capitalism in Western Europe and the analysis of modernity. But he also had a profound scholarly interest in ancient societies and the Near East, and turned the youthful discipline of sociology to the study of these archaic cultures. The Agrarian Sociology of Ancient Civilizations -- Weberʹs neglected masterpiece, first published in German in 1897 and reissued in 1909 -- is a fascinating examination of the civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Hebrew society in Israel, the city-states of classical Greece, the Hellenistic world and, finally, Republican and Imperial Rome. The book is infused with the excitement attendant when new intellectual tools are brought to bear on familiar subjects. Throughout the work, Weber blends description of socio-economic structures with an investigation into mechanisms and causes of the rise and decline of social systems. The volume ends with a magisterial explanatory essay on the underlying reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire. --
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1864-1920
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Weber, Max
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index present
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Translated from the German
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non fiction
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Frank, Richard I.
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Verso world history series
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  • Economic history
  • Agriculture, Ancient
  • Social history
  • Civilization, Ancient
  • Middle East
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The agrarian sociology of ancient civilizations, Max Weber ; translated by R.I. Frank
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  • "First published as 'Agrarverha·ltnisse im Altertum', in Handwörterbuch der Staatwissenschaften, 1909; and 'Die sozialen Gründe des Untergangs der antiken Kultur', in Die Wahrheit, May 1896. Republished in Max Weber, Gesammelte Aufsätze zur Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Tübingen 1924"--Title page verso
  • Previously published by Verso, 1998
  • Reprint of first English language edition published: London : NLB ; Atlantic Highlands : Humanities Press, 1976
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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I. Economic Theory and Ancient Society ---- II. The Agrarian History of the Major Centres of Ancient Civilization. 1. Mesopotamia --- 2. Egypt --- 3. Israel --- 4. Greece --- 5. Hellenistic Age --- 6. Roman Republic --- 7. Roman Empire ---- III. Bibliography ---- IV. The Social Causes of the Decline of Ancient Civilization
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ocn841673203
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21 cm.
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421 pages
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9781781681091
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(OCoLC)841673203
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The agrarian sociology of ancient civilizations, Max Weber ; translated by R.I. Frank
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  • "First published as 'Agrarverha·ltnisse im Altertum', in Handwörterbuch der Staatwissenschaften, 1909; and 'Die sozialen Gründe des Untergangs der antiken Kultur', in Die Wahrheit, May 1896. Republished in Max Weber, Gesammelte Aufsätze zur Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Tübingen 1924"--Title page verso
  • Previously published by Verso, 1998
  • Reprint of first English language edition published: London : NLB ; Atlantic Highlands : Humanities Press, 1976
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
I. Economic Theory and Ancient Society ---- II. The Agrarian History of the Major Centres of Ancient Civilization. 1. Mesopotamia --- 2. Egypt --- 3. Israel --- 4. Greece --- 5. Hellenistic Age --- 6. Roman Republic --- 7. Roman Empire ---- III. Bibliography ---- IV. The Social Causes of the Decline of Ancient Civilization
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ocn841673203
Dimensions
21 cm.
Extent
421 pages
Isbn
9781781681091
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)841673203

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