Guenther Roth
Max Webers deutsch-englische Familiengeschichte 1800-1950
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[Max Weber's English-German Family History 1800-1950.]
2001. XX, 721 pages. Published in German.
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- 978-3-16-147557-3
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Max Weber (1864-1920), world-famous theorist of western capitalism and rationalism, descended from wealthy Anglo-German merchant families. His family history as been largely unexplored, although it has influenced his worldview and work significantly.
Guenther Roth deals with four generations within the framework of the tensions between cosmopolitanism and nationalism, whereby Weber himself appears as a 'cosmopolitan nationalist'. Related themes are the tensions between Jewish integration and antisemitism, female emancipation and male dominance, migration and exile, and religious and secular world views. Utilizing largely unknown or ignored English and German sources, the author traces the international business careers of the Souchay and Weber families and the national political careers of Weber's father and other relatives. Special attention is given to the women, whose roles as dutiful wives and daughters but also as early feminists are recovered through their letters.
Guenther Roth deals with four generations within the framework of the tensions between cosmopolitanism and nationalism, whereby Weber himself appears as a 'cosmopolitan nationalist'. Related themes are the tensions between Jewish integration and antisemitism, female emancipation and male dominance, migration and exile, and religious and secular world views. Utilizing largely unknown or ignored English and German sources, the author traces the international business careers of the Souchay and Weber families and the national political careers of Weber's father and other relatives. Special attention is given to the women, whose roles as dutiful wives and daughters but also as early feminists are recovered through their letters.