MAX WEBER'S VIEW OF ASIAN SOCIETY —with Special Reference to His Theory of the Traditional Community—

Abstract

Historical and sociological studies in Asian societies occupy a fairly large part in the voluminous achievements of Max Weber. In this article his understanding of Asian societies is analysed from a definite point of view. The author focuses his attention on Max Weber's theory of traditional communities, and develops the general theory of the historio‐social pre‐conditions of the break‐up of the traditional communities as basic components of the Asian social structure. Copyright © 1966, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved