The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
by Weber, Max
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New York, NY: Scribner, 1976. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In what is arguably one of the most famous and influential works of sociology and is certainly Weber's most famous, he argued that Calvinist asceticism helped sow the seeds of capitalism by promoting selfless labor and restricting material consumption. This brilliant study--the author's best-known and most controversial work--opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and its view that change takes place through the conflict of opposites. Instead, Weber relates the rise of a capitalist economy to the Puritan determination to work out anxiety over salvation or damnation by performing good deeds--an effort that ultimately discouraged belief in predestination and encouraged capitalism. Weber's classic has long been required reading in college and advanced high school social studies classrooms. 292 pages. Some yellow highlighting and underlining on some pages. Must be important stuff..
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a book written by Max Weber, a German sociologist, economist, and politician, in 1904 and 1905 that began as a series of essays. The original edition was in German and has been released. Considered a founding text in economic sociology and sociology in general, the book was translated into English for the first time by Talcott Parsons and appeared in 1930.
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- The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
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- New York, NY: Scribner, 1976
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- CAPITALISM BUSINESS ECONOMICS GENERAL SOCIOLOGY RELIGION 0024248606
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