The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismFor the first time in 70 years, a new translation of Max Weber's classic The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism --one of the seminal works in sociology-- published in September 2001. Translator Stephen Kalberg is an internationally acclaimed Weberian scholar, and in this new translation he offers a precise and nuanced rendering that captures both Weber's style and the unusual subtlety of his descriptions and causal arguments. Weber's original italicization, highlighting major themes, has been restored, and Kalberg has standardized Weber's terminology to better facilitate understanding of the various twists and turns in his complex lines of reasoning. Weber's compelling work remains influential for these reasons: it explores the continuing debate regarding the origins and legacy of modem capitalism in the West; it helps the reader understand today's global economic development; and it plumbs the deep cultural forces that affect contemporary work life and the workplace in the United States and Europe. This new edition/translation also includes a glossary; Weber's 1906 essay, "The Protestant Sects and the Spirit of Capitalism"; and Weber's masterful prefatory remarks to his Collected Essays in the Sociology of Religion, in which he defines the uniqueness of Western societies and asks what "ideas and interests" combined to create modem Western rationalism |
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... defined in a glossary; their first usage in each chapter has been set in bold type. 0 With only a few exceptions as required by context, the translation of all key terms has been standardized throughout the book. In this manner, Weber's ...
... defined in a glossary; their first usage in each chapter has been set in bold type. 0 With only a few exceptions as required by context, the translation of all key terms has been standardized throughout the book. In this manner, Weber's ...
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... defined in the Glossary, when first used in each chapter, have been set in bold type. worldview anchored in the social and natural sciences, belief in. * Otherwise unidentified page numbers in parentheses refer to the text below. xi ...
... defined in the Glossary, when first used in each chapter, have been set in bold type. worldview anchored in the social and natural sciences, belief in. * Otherwise unidentified page numbers in parentheses refer to the text below. xi ...
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... . If we take naps, they must be “power naps.” “Workaholics” take “working vacations.” Many people define self-worth, and even their own identity, according the disciplined organization of one's life to that end are xii.
... . If we take naps, they must be “power naps.” “Workaholics” take “working vacations.” Many people define self-worth, and even their own identity, according the disciplined organization of one's life to that end are xii.
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... define clearly the uniqueness of the modern West and to identify the major causal forces that drove its development (see “Prefatory Remarks” below, pp. 149—164). These themes continued to dominate his scholarship until the end of his ...
... define clearly the uniqueness of the modern West and to identify the major causal forces that drove its development (see “Prefatory Remarks” below, pp. 149—164). These themes continued to dominate his scholarship until the end of his ...
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... definition of modern capitalism is incomplete, for it refers to formal aspects only (the “economic form”). It is ... defined interest in itself” (p. 16; emph. in original); the notion that “labor [is] an absolute end in itself' (p ...
... definition of modern capitalism is incomplete, for it refers to formal aspects only (the “economic form”). It is ... defined interest in itself” (p. 16; emph. in original); the notion that “labor [is] an absolute end in itself' (p ...
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