Max Weber and Postmodern Theory

This book explores the contemporary nature of Max Weber''s work by looking in detail at his key concepts of rationalization and disenchantment. Thematic parallels are drawn between Weber''s rationalization thesis and the critiques of contemporary culture developed by Jean-Francois Lyotard, Michel Foucault and Jean Baudrillard. It is suggested that these three ''postmoden'' thinkers develop and res...