Fleeing the Iron Cage: Culture, Politics, and Modernity in the Thought of Max Weber

Fleeing the Iron Cage presents both a strikingly original interpretation of Max Weber and an engaging assessment of the intellectual and aesthetic culture of the 20th century. Taking issue with prevailing views of Weber, Scaff sets forth a comprehensive alternative based not only on the well-known major works, but also on unfamiliar early writings, correspondence, and archival sources.