Reinhard Bendix was Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley. Guenther Roth was Professor of Sociology at Columbia University. Many of his publications have dealt with the theoretical significance of Max Weber’s oeuvre and its empirical utility in historical and contemporary research. Since his retirement in 1997, he has published mainly as a political and social historian.

Reinhard Bendix was Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley. Guenther Roth was Professor of Sociology at Columbia University. Many of his publications have dealt with the theoretical significance of Max Weber’s oeuvre and its empirical utility in historical and contemporary research. Since his retirement in 1997, he has published mainly as a political and social historian.

Reinhard Bendix was Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley. Guenther Roth was Professor of Sociology at Columbia University. Many of his publications have dealt with the theoretical significance of Max Weber’s oeuvre and its empirical utility in historical and contemporary research. Since his retirement in 1997, he has published mainly as a political and social historian.