The Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism / by Max Weber ; translated and updated by Stephen Kalberg.

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"For more than 100 years, Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism has set the parameters for the debate over the origins of modern capitalism. Now more timely and thought provoking than ever, this esteemed classic of twentieth-century social science examines the deep cultural "...

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Uniform Title:Protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus. English
Main Author: Weber, Max, 1864-1920
Other Authors: Kalberg, Stephen
Language:English
Language of the Original:
German
Language and/or Writing System:
Revised translation of Protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Capitalism > Religious aspects > Protestant churches.
Protestant work ethic.
Physical Description:vi, 442 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism
  • The Protestant sects in America and the uniqueness of Western rationalism
  • Appendix I : Weber's summary statements on "the Protestant ethic thesis"
  • Appendix II : reading the Protestant ethic : the text and the endnotes
  • Appendix III : suggested further reading
  • Notes for The Protestant ethic
  • A chronology of Max Weber's life.