Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

Weber, Max

ISBN 10: 0684719215 / ISBN 13: 9780684719214

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1958

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covers have minor wear, corners lightly bumped, binding tight, no writing, xvii + 292 pages including notes and index, study of the psychological conditions which made possible the development of capitalism Size: 5.25 x 8.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
• Publication Date: 1958
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684719215
• ISBN 13: 9780684719214
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion/Theology/Philosophy

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Synopsis

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.