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The 69 pages that link to Max Weber, each with the reason it gives.

• Iron law of oligarchyRelated: Weber’s account of bureaucracy helps explain the administrative forces Michels identified.

• Max SchelerCompared with: Weber offers a contrasting route from German social thought to explanations of modernity.

• Ralf DahrendorfRelated: Weber’s account of legitimate authority is a key intellectual reference for Dahrendorf’s approach.

• Social theoryRelated: His interpretive approach links individual meanings to institutional change.

• Sociological theoryRelated: His interpretive approach linked meaningful action to large-scale institutions.

• Werner SombartRelated: Weber and Sombart shared debates about capitalism’s origins and character.

• Karl MannheimRelated: Weber’s interpretive sociology formed part of the intellectual background to Mannheim’s work.

• Ferdinand TönniesRelated: Weber developed a different account of social relationships while engaging the intellectual setting Tönnies helped shape.

• Henri FayolCompared with: Weber analyzed bureaucratic authority sociologically, complementing Fayol’s prescriptive account of administration.

• Petite bourgeoisieRelated: His multidimensional account offers a framework beyond the Marxist class model.

• Ulrich BeckRelated: Beck’s account of unintended consequences extends debates about modernity and rationalization associated with Weber.

• Elias CanettiCompared with: Weber classifies legitimate authority, while Canetti emphasizes command, survival, and the ruler’s relation to crowds.

• History of political scienceRelated: His concepts and methodological reflections shaped political sociology and the study of administration.

• History of sociologyRelated: His interpretive approach broadened sociology beyond laws modeled on natural science.

• History of the social sciencesBroader topic: His interpretive approach offered a major alternative to strict positivism.

• Lujo BrentanoRelated: Weber’s work provides a nearby account of how institutions shape economic conduct.

• Marx's Theory of AlienationCompared with: Weber's account of rationalization explains modern constraint without relying on Marx's theory of alienated labor.

• Sociology of public actionRelated: His account of bureaucracy remains a starting point for studying administrative authority.

• Theories about religionRelated: His work traces how religious ideas can shape conduct and economic change.