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The Marx-Weber Debate (Key Issues in Sociological Theory)
The MarxWeber Debate - Key Issues in Sociological Theory Author:Norbert Wiley To what extent are the ideas of Marx and Weber incompatible and contradictory? Is there no interplay between the theoretical systems of these acknowledged masters of social theory?The arguments which have raged for almost a century between Marxists and Weberians have stressed the opposition of their ideas at the expense of the convergence. This... more » volume changes the emphasis: the contributors, drawn from both Marxist and Weberian schools of thought, explore areas of conceptual overlap. They consider important similarities in notions of contradiction, revolution, the role of culture, the class-state relationship, and the self.They conclude that an interactive perspective on the Marx-Weber debate is both theoretically rewarding and at the heart of modern macro-theory.« less