The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism - Hardcover

Talcott Parsons; Anthony Giddens

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0043310680 ISBN 13: 9780043310687

Publisher: Scribner's, 1976

Synopsis

English (translation)Original German

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From the Publisher

A brilliant book which studies the psychological conditions which made possible the development of capitalist civilization. The book analyzes the connection between the spread of Calvinism and a new attitude toward the pursuit of wealth in post-Reformation Europe and England, and attitude which permitted, encouraged--even sanctified--the human quest for prosperity.

From the Back Cover

First published in 1905, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is one of the most renowned and controversial works of modern social science. It is a brilliant book that studies the psychological conditions which made possible the development of capitalist civilisation. The book analyses the connection between the spread of Calvinism and a new attitude towards the pursuit of wealth in post-Reformation Europe and England, and attitude which permitted, encouraged – even sanctified – the human quest for prosperity.

This new edition has been translated and introduced by internationally acclaimed Weberian scholar Stephen Kalberg. With a precise and nuanced rendering of Weber's style and arguments, Kalberg clarifies the various twists and turns of Weber's complex lines of reasoning. Kalberg's introduction examines the controversy surrounding the book and summarizes major aspects of Weber's analysis. A glossary of major terms is included to make this the clearest, most readable edition of this classic text yet available.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scribner's
• Publication date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0043310680
• ISBN 13: 9780043310687
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 292