Trough his studies on state, family, and religion, Max Weber single-handedly laid the foundation of modern sociology. Translated from German, Radkaus is a thorough account of Webers life as lawyer, historian, philosopher, politician and economist. Borrowing techniques from literary studies, Radkau deftly links personal events to important details of his intellectual work, thus creating a revealing approach to one of the twentieth centurys most important thinkers.
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Trough his studies on state, family, and religion, Max Weber single-handedly laid the foundation of modern sociology. Translated from German, Radkaus is a thorough account of Webers life as lawyer, historian, philosopher, politician and economist. Borrowing techniques from literary studies, Radkau deftly links personal events to important details of his intellectual work, thus creating a revealing approach to one of the twentieth centurys most important thinkers.
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