在政治理论领域，“剑桥政治思想史原著系列”作为主要的学生教科丛书，如今已牢固确立了其地位、本丛书旨在使学生能够获得；从古希腊到20世纪初期西方政治思想更方面所有最为重要的原著，它囊括7所有著名的经典原著，但与此同时，它又扩展了传统的评价尺度，以便能够纳入范围广泛，不那么出名的作品而在此之前，这些作品中有许多从未有过现代英文版本可资利用：只要可能，所选原著都会以完整而不删节的形式出版，其中的译作则是专门力本丛书的目的而安排。每一本书都有一个评论性的导言，加上历史年表、生手梗概，进一步阅读指南， 以及必要的词二表和原文注解：本丛书的最终目的是，力西方政治思想的整个发展脉络提供一个清晰的轮廓。

Max Weber ( 1864 - 1920), generally known as a founder of modem social science, was concerned with political affairs throughont his life. The texts in this edition span his career ,and include his early inaugural lecture 'The Nation State and Econonfic Policy', 'Suffrage and Democracy in Gemrany','Parlimnent and Government in Gemlany under a New Political Order','Socialism' , 'The Profession and Vocation of Politics', and an excerpt from his essay 'The Situation of Constitutional Democracy in Russia', as well as other shorter writings. Together they illustrate the development of his thinking on the fate of Germany and the nature of politics in the modem western state in an age of cultural 'disenchannnent'. The introduction discusses the central themes of Weber' s political thought, and a chronology, notes and an almotated bibliography place him in his political and intellectual context.

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Bibliographical Note

Chronology

Note on the Translation

The Nation State and Economic Policy

On the Situation of Constitutional Democracy in

Russia

Between Two Laws

Suffrage and Democracy in Germany

Parliament and Government in Germany under a

New Political Order

Socialism

The President of the Reich

The Profession and Vocation of Politics

Glossary

Index