The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism: and Other Writings

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism: and Other Writings
ISBN-10
1101098473
ISBN-13
9781101098479
Series
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Category
Social Science
Pages
464
Language
English
Published
2002-04-30
Publisher
Penguin
Author
Max Weber

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In 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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