Capitalism and Modernity: An Excursus on Marx and Weber

by Sayer Derek, Sayer Derek Sayer, Derek Sayer

Book Overview

First Published in 2004. The nature of modernity, and its connection with capitalism, are questions at the forefront of contemporary sociological debate. Derek Sayer re-examines the answers given by Karl Marx and Max Weber, authors of two of the most profound sociological critiques of modernity. His reassessment of Marx and Weber on capitalism and modernity provides a new reading which reveals the remarkable consonances between their sociologies of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415017289
• ISBN13: 9780415017282
• Release Date: June 1990
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 7.2"