The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Contributor(s): Weber, Max (Author) |
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ISBN: 1607960974 ISBN-13: 9781607960973 Publisher: www.bnpublishing.com OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: 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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BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Protestant - Social Science | Essays - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
Dewey: 306.6 |
Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6" W x 9" (1.02 lbs) 316 pages |