| The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Contributor(s): Weber, Max (Author) |
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ISBN: 1607960982 ISBN-13: 9781607960980 Publisher: www.bnpublishing.com OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Hardcover - 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: 0.88" H x 6" W x 9" (1.40 lbs) 316 pages |