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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Page xviii
... labor, and the systematic pursuit of profit typical of modern capitalism. It implies: “the idea of the duty of the individual to increase his wealth, which is assumed to be a self-defined interest in itself” (p. 16; emph. in original); ...
... labor, and the systematic pursuit of profit typical of modern capitalism. It implies: “the idea of the duty of the individual to increase his wealth, which is assumed to be a self-defined interest in itself” (p. 16; emph. in original); ...
Page xix
... labor in an unfocused and lackadaisical manner. Moreover, they understood work as only one arena of life, deserving of no more attention, concentration, or time than other important arenas, such as the family, hobbies, friendship, and ...
... labor in an unfocused and lackadaisical manner. Moreover, they understood work as only one arena of life, deserving of no more attention, concentration, or time than other important arenas, such as the family, hobbies, friendship, and ...
Page xxii
... labor and capital, would be necessary (pp. 19, 21). Evolution and progress. In Der moderne Kapitalismus (1902), Werner Sombart, Weber's colleague and friend, held that the expansion of production, trade, banking, and commerce could best ...
... labor and capital, would be necessary (pp. 19, 21). Evolution and progress. In Der moderne Kapitalismus (1902), Werner Sombart, Weber's colleague and friend, held that the expansion of production, trade, banking, and commerce could best ...
Page xxiii
... labor, and the workplace in general (pp. 1 10—1 12; 247—49, note 67). Finally, Weber argued, the outcaste position of the Jews kept them outside the pivotal craft and guild organizations of the medieval period, and their xxiii ple, a ...
... labor, and the workplace in general (pp. 1 10—1 12; 247—49, note 67). Finally, Weber argued, the outcaste position of the Jews kept them outside the pivotal craft and guild organizations of the medieval period, and their xxiii ple, a ...
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... differences existed between Protestants and Catholics in regard to occupational choices and levels of education: Protestants domifarmers and owners of businesses utilizing skilled labor. Protestants' generally higher xxvi.
... differences existed between Protestants and Catholics in regard to occupational choices and levels of education: Protestants domifarmers and owners of businesses utilizing skilled labor. Protestants' generally higher xxvi.
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