The Agrarian Sociology Of Ancient Civilizations by Max Weber
Max Weber, widely recognized as the greatest of the founders of classical sociology, is oftenĂ associated with the development of capitalism in Western Europe and the analysis ofĂ modernity. But he also had a profound scholarly interest in ancient societies and the NearĂ East, and turned the youthful discipline of sociology to the study of these archaic cultures. The Agrarian Sociology of Ancient Civilizations ââŹâ WeberââŹâ˘s neglected masterpiece, first publishedĂ in German in 1897 and reissued in 1909 ââŹâ is a fascinating examination of the civilizations ofĂ Mesopotamia, Egypt, Hebrew society in Israel, the city-states of classical Greece, theĂ Hellenistic world and, finally, Republican and Imperial Rome. The book is infused with theĂ excitement attendant when new intellectual tools are brought to bear on familiar subjects.Ă Throughout the work, Weber blends a description of socio-economic structures with anĂ investigation into mechanisms and causes in the rise and decline of social systems. TheĂ volume ends with a magisterial explanatory essay on the underlying reasons for the fall ofĂ the Roman Empire.
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