Books in the Routledge Classics in Sociology series

Max Weber (1864-1920) was one of the most prolific and influential sociologists of the twentieth century. This classic collection draws together his key papers. This edition contains a new preface by Professor Bryan S. Turner.

This is a key text in modern interpretations of alienation in Marxist theory and rationalization in Weber's sociology. It aims to provide the student with an introduction to the differences and comparisons between these two essential thinkers.

A new edition of Karl Mannheim's classic work in which the concepts of 'ideology' and 'utopia' are examined as opposing and dominant societal influences.

Karl Mannheim, in this book originally published in 1956, sets out his ideas of intellectuals as producers of culture.