ISBN:
9781032408927
,
9781032408941
Language:
English
Pages:
x, 159 Seiten
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in social and political thought
DDC:
301.092
Keywords:
Weber, Max Political and social views
;
Political sociology History
;
Nationalism History
;
Liberalism History
;
Geschichtsschreibung, Historiographie
;
Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein
;
Historiography
;
Nationalism
;
Nationalismus
;
SOC026040
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
;
Social & political philosophy
;
Social theory
;
Society & culture: general
;
Soziale und politische Philosophie
;
Sozialtheorie
;
Weber, Max 1864-1920
;
Deutschland
;
Nationalismus
;
Politische Soziologie
Abstract:
"This book shows how Max Weber's perceptions of the social and political world he inhabited in Wilhelmine Germany were characterized by a nationalist commitment which coloured practically every aspect of his thought, including his social scientific writings and the formulations they expound. Exploring the consequences of Weber's ardent nationalism in a manner seldom acknowledged in existing scholarship, it considers the alignment of his commitment to liberalism and democracy with his devotion to the ideal of the German people as an ethno-racial community supported by a power-state, with the purpose of realizing the national interest of future generations of Germans. Through an analysis of a range of texts, the author contends that Weber's liberalism is not based on universalistic principles and that Weber considered the liberty he espoused to play an important role in securing the position of a political elite trained in parliamentary institutions, which are used to shape the citizenry in the pursuit of a patriotic commitment to an expansionist, imperial state. It will therefore appeal to scholars with interests in the history of sociology and classical social theory"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: an irrepressible political thread1. Politics as violence 2. Race as a political project3. Citizenship and its military basis4. A calling for political educationConclusion: lessons, sociological and political
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.4324/9781003355168
URL:
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