Routledge Classics: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Paperback)

from pjsullivan

When feudalism broke down in the Late Middle Ages, Weber argues, the capitalism that emerged in its place was an entirely new ethos, accompanied by a peculiar Puritan ethic that dignified the accum...

from HadriantheBlind

Even now, this is a profoundly interesting and detailed book, being the foundation of economic sociology, and is of considerable use today. The main thesis is that several Christian denominations,...

from deusvitae

Weber's sociological magnum opus on the relationship between Protestantism, specifically Calvinism and Puritanism, and the development of the capitalistic spirit in the West. He goes through all o...

from ServusLibri

Weber's position as the founder of sociology makes the work an importqant reading to the study of capatalism and the ideas of economics. A great number of he details and references that he provides...

from jacklondon617

Every student should read this book. This book can explain why our world is the way it is.