The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism: and Other WritingsIn The Protestant Ethic, Max Weber opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and relates the rise of the capitalist economy to the Calvinist belief in the moral value of hard work and the fulfillment of one's worldly duties. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
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Contents
Suggestions for Further Reading | |
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism 1905 | |
Churches and Sects in North America 1906 | |
Critical Remarks in Response to the Foregoing Critical Contributions | |
Remarks on the Foregoing Reply 1908 | |
Rebuttal of the Critique of the Spirit of Capitalism 1910 | |
A Final Rebuttal of Rachfahls Critique of the Spirit of Capitalism | |
Rejoinders to Werner Sombart and Lujo Brentano 1920 | |
Prefatory Remarks to Collected Essays in the Sociology of Religion | |
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| Title | The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism: and Other Writings Penguin twentieth-century classics |
| Author | Max Weber |
| Translated by | Peter Baehr, Gordon C. Wells |
| Contributors | Peter Baehr, Gordon C. Wells |
| Publisher | Penguin, 2002 |
| ISBN | 1101098473, 9781101098479 |
| Length | 464 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christianity / Calvinist Religion / Religion, Politics & State Social Science / Sociology of Religion |
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