Max Weber and the Culture of Anarchy

This is a specially commissioned set of essays on the themes of Max Weber, culture, anarchy and politics. The book presents the complete publication in both English and German, of a series of letters written by Max Weber in 1913 and 1914 during his stays at the anarchist settlement in Ascona. The letters show Weber debating the issues of free love, eroticism, patriarchy, anarchism, terrorism, pacifism, political and personal convictions, and power. These themes are taken up by the contributors in a wider discussion of the relation of culture and politics.