Capitalism and Modernity

An Excursus on Marx and Weber

By: Derek Sayer

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Paperback | 6 December 1990 | Edition Number 1

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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 the modern condition. Going beyond the well-known stereotypes of 'the Marx-Weber debate', Professor Sayer shows that both Marx and Weber produced a challenging critique of the nature of power and subjectivity in modern society, a critique which retains all its intellectual force and moral relevance today. A major work of original scholarship, Capitalism and Modernity is clearly and accessibly written. It is an authoritative and provocative commentary on a debate central to modern sociology and politics and will be a key text in social theory for students of sociology, politics and philosophy.

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"The first genuinely interesting and important re-evaluation of Marx, Weber, and modernity in over a decade. Lucid in style and compelling in its moral purpose, "Capitalism and Modernity is a sociological gem." -Professor Bryan S. Turner

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