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 xi
... modern capitalism“, and even for the origin of our secular, urban, and industrial world today, its aim was actually far more modest. Weber wished to demonstrate that one important source of the modern work ethic and orientation to ...
... modern capitalism“, and even for the origin of our secular, urban, and industrial world today, its aim was actually far more modest. Weber wished to demonstrate that one important source of the modern work ethic and orientation to ...
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... capitalism placed into motion significant thrusts that facilitated the rise of modern capitalism. Max Weber: The Man and His Central Concerns Shortly after his birth in Erfurt, Germany, in 1864, Max Weber moved with his family to Berlin ...
... capitalism placed into motion significant thrusts that facilitated the rise of modern capitalism. Max Weber: The Man and His Central Concerns Shortly after his birth in Erfurt, Germany, in 1864, Max Weber moved with his family to Berlin ...
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... modern capitalism? If these questions could be answered, the nature of this new universe would be better understood. Not least, the parameters would be charted within which possible change could realistically take place. Weber did not ...
... modern capitalism? If these questions could be answered, the nature of this new universe would be better understood. Not least, the parameters would be charted within which possible change could realistically take place. Weber did not ...
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... Capitalism: Organizational Axes and the Intellectual Context Organizational Axes The distinction between “capitalism” and “modern capitalism” stands at the foundation of Weber's entire analysis in PE. Capitalism, as involving the ...
... Capitalism: Organizational Axes and the Intellectual Context Organizational Axes The distinction between “capitalism” and “modern capitalism” stands at the foundation of Weber's entire analysis in PE. Capitalism, as involving the ...
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... modern capitalism is incomplete, for it refers to formal aspects only (the “economic form”). It is important to recognize, he argues, that modern capitalism also involves the organization of economic activity in terms of an “economic ...
... modern capitalism is incomplete, for it refers to formal aspects only (the “economic form”). It is important to recognize, he argues, that modern capitalism also involves the organization of economic activity in terms of an “economic ...
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