Time Schedule:
Gary G. Hamilton
SIS 590
Seattle Campus
Seminar. Course content varies. Offered occasionally by visiting or resident faculty.
Class description
Max Weber and the Quest for a Comparative , Historical Social Science
The course will trace the development of Weber’s thought from the period he recovered from his mental breakdown, roughly 1900, until his death in 1920. These are twenty years of remarkable scholarship during which Weber worked on an ever expanding project to account, in particular, for the rise of capitalism in Western Europe and the United States and, in general, for the world transformation arising out of Western civilization.
Student learning goals
1. Learn Weberian theory
2. Learn comparative, historical research methods
3. Learn research skills
4. Learn more about world history
5. Enhance writing skills
6. Directed research on topics of one’s interest
General method of instruction
Reading and discussion
Recommended preparation
Some background in theory and European history would be nice, but not necessary
Class assignments and grading
Reading, Research paper, and classroom participation
Research paper and classroom participation
