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An 88-item bibliography of works by & about Max Weber, including: critical works; panoramic studies; biographies; studies of religion, rationality, social evolution, philosophy of history, methodology, & science & values; Weber's relation to historicism, neo-Kantianism, existentialism, & Marxism; & studies of his empirical research. S. Karganovic

Indem die Geschlechtskategorie als ein relevanter theoretischer Bestandteil in der Analyse der Migration betrachtet wird, untersucht die folgende Arbeit den Sinn und die Wirkungen weiblicher Migrationserfahrung. Der erste Teil der Untersuchung bezieht sich auf die Sinnkonstruktion der Migrationserfahrung und versucht, die Diversifikation und Komplexität weiblichen Agency nachzuvollziehen. Der zweite Teil behandelt die biographische Relevanz von Migration, wobei insbesondere familiäre, berufliche und sozioökonomische Aspekte Beachtung finden. Dabei werden die Handlungs- und (Er-) Leidensprozesse, die in der Migration gegenwärtig sind, identifiziert. Als empirischer Bezugspunkt dient der Migrationsverlauf von achtzehn lateinamerikanischen Frauen, die in Frankfurt/Main und Mainz ansässig sind, und es wird eine qualitative Analyse ihrer Biographien durchgeführt.

In this article we argue that Obama's victory, in the past presidential elections, had much to do with the charismatic effect that his biography exerted over the voters. Thus, as we will show through the analysis of the speeches he made during the electoral campaign, the personal story of the Democratic candidate mingled with his political message thanks to the technique of storytelling. However, the success of such strategy did not only lie in the fact that Obama's biography was presented to the citizens as an extraordinary story, either in the circumstance that the senator's physiognomy evoked the content of his message, becoming then a living symbol in an age of visual culture Assuming biography as the explanatory variable of the leadership process constitutes an original approach, since leadership is usually tackled by the social scientists from the perspective of personal qualities, context or behaviour. Adapted from the source document.

A review essay on a book by Francisco Fernandez Buey, Marx (sin ismos) ([Marx (without Isms)] Barcelona: El Viejo Topo, 1998). Buey's overly specific & detailed approach to the Spanish perspective on Karl Marx's life is criticized. It is contended that this attempt to produce a biography of Marx outside of the vast historical & political contexts that have been constructed over the past century falls into the first wave of Marx biographies that were published before the 1917 Russian Revolution, works that focused on parallels between his life events & his writings. The approach is described as lapidary-like, where pieces of Marx's life & work are cut from their historical & philosophical traditions & presented as an assortment of erudite minutiae. Though the lack of historical & theoretical cynicism toward Marxism proves refreshing, Buey's understanding of materialism, empiricism, & humanism (& other "isms" he wishes to abandon) appears ambiguous & inaccurate, seriously undermining the book's academic value. D. Bajo

The categories of informative versus interpretive (reportage) journalism are viewed as arbitrary divisions; various definitions of reportage are offered, one of which is 'discovery of a reality.' Reportage can do the following: (1) represent an investigation; (2) provide antecedents, comparisons, & consequences; (3) refer to a general social situation or particular social fact; (4) include analysis & interpretation; & (5) establish conclusions. It can also provide an ample enough context so that the present can be treated as history. In in-depth reportage, anecdotes, news, chronicles, interviews, & biographies may be interwoven with social structural factors which explain the meaning of situations & events. Some reflections on 'pure facts,' neutrality, & social reality are offered; it is observed that the reporter sees reality as it is presented to his/her eyes. The information offered to the journalist may be only partially objective & may in fact be out of context & a distortion of a larger reality. That the reporter interprets the facts does not necessarily contradict objectivity; discussing causes & examining meaning are acceptable practices. Journalists have a responsibility to uncover the manipulations underlying the status quo & to offer social critique. S. Whittle.