intellectual history

You know, it is not like the scholarly literature on Max Weber is small. And although most social scientists have worked through some of his stuff at some time or another not all of them are as interested in his work as I am. But even with that said, when Amazon.com sends you an email telling you they have a new book about Weber that they think you might enjoy my general impulse is to run far, far away. This time, however, they got me pegged. “Weber, Passion, and Profits: The Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism in Context”:http://www.amazon.com/Weber-Passion-Profits-Protestant-Capitalism/dp/052189509X/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product looks really fascinating, and “Barbalet’s research and publications”:http://www.jackbarbalet.com/index.php?page=current-research look even more interesting. I can’t wait to read some of the stuff on the Chinese diaspora. And talk about small worlds — he’s even taught at the UPNG. Looks like I have some reading to do!