The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit (Economy Editions) - Softcover

Weber, Max

Softcover

ISBN 10: 048642703X ISBN 13: 9780486427034

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc, 2003

Synopsis

This brilliant study 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 encouraged capitalism.

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Review

..".a brilliant study of the psychological conditions which made possible the development of capitalist civilization."

From the Back Cover

'One of the most renowned and controversial works of modern social science.' - Anthony Giddens

Max Weber's best-known and most controversial work, 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism', first published in 1904, remains to this day a powerful and fascinating read. Weber's highly accessible style is just one of many reasons for his continuing popularity. The book contends that the Protestant ethic made possible and encouraged the development of capitalism in the West. Widely considered as the most informed work ever written on the social effects of advanced capitalism, 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism' holds its own as one of the most significant books of the twentieth century. The book is one of those rare works of scholarship which no informed citizen can afford to ignore.

Max Weber (1864-1920). One of the founding fathers of modern sociology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 048642703X
• ISBN 13: 9780486427034
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320