{"product_id":"an-analysis-of-max-webers-politics-as-a-vocation-paperback","title":"An Analysis of Max Weber's Politics as a Vocation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom McClean\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJason Xidias\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Brett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerman sociologist Max Weber's 1919 lecture \u003cem\u003ePolitics as a V\u003c\/em\u003eocation is widely regarded as a masterpiece of political theory and sociology. Its central strength lies in Weber's deployment of masterful interpretative skills to power his discussion of modern politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpretation involves understanding both the meaning of evidence and the meaning of terms - questioning definitions, clarifying terms and processes, and supplying good, clear definitions of the author's own. As a sociologist accustomed to working with historical evidence, Weber based his own work on precisely these skills, solidly backed up by analytical acuity. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolitics as a Vocation\u003c\/em\u003e, written in a Germany shocked by its crippling defeat in World War I, saw Weber turn his eye to an examination of how the modern nation state emerged, and the different ways in which it can be run - interpreting and defining the different types of rule that are possible. It is testament to Weber's interpretative skills that Politics is famous above all in sociological circles for its clear definition of a state as an institution that claims \"the monopoly of legitimate physical violence\" in a given territory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Tom McClean\u003c\/strong\u003e received his PhD in politics from the London School of Economics, where he subsequently held a fellowship in Political Sociology. He currently works for the Uniting Centre for Research, Innovation and Advocacy in Sydney, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Jason Xidias\u003c\/strong\u003e has held positions at King's College London and the University of California, Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Brett\u003c\/strong\u003e was a member of the Constitution Unit at University College London and is currently Head of Campaigns for the Electoral Reform Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 04, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52703584321843,"sku":"9781912127672","price":21.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SzV6Q0VlOENqK2RtSU4xazBkRFpCdz09.webp?v=1763330463","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/an-analysis-of-max-webers-politics-as-a-vocation-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}