In the Grip of Freedom : : Law and Modernity in Max Weber / / Cary Boucock.
Faith in the utility and value of legal rights forms the political common sense of our age. With its profound breadth and insight into the modern condition, Max Weber's social and political thought is widely considered to be the most influential of the era. Legal phenomena play a centre-stage r...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©2000 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: Law and Modernity in Max Weber
- Chapter One. The 'Specific and Peculiar Rationalism of Western Culture'
- Chapter Two: The 'Specific and Peculiar Rationalism' of Modern Authority: The Problematic Relation between Modern Freedom and Domination
- Chapter Three: The Developmental History of Modern Law
- Chapter Four: The 'Dynamic' of Legal Rationalization: An Interpretation of Recent Trends in Legal Development
- Chapter Five: The Constitutionalization of Individual Rights in Canada: A Case Study in the 'Dynamic' of Legal Rationalization
- Chapter Six: The Limits of Formal Legal Rationality: An Interpretation of Weber's Theory of Modern Politics
- Conclusion: In the Grip of Freedom
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Legal Cases
- Index