9780140439212-0140439218-The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism: and Other Writings (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)

The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism: and Other Writings (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)

ISBN-13: 9780140439212
ISBN-10: 0140439218
Edition: unknown
Author: Max Weber, Peter Baehr, Gordon C. Wells
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback 392 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780140439212
ISBN-10: 0140439218
Edition: unknown
Author: Max Weber, Peter Baehr, Gordon C. Wells
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback 392 pages

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The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism: and Other Writings (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) (ISBN-13: 9780140439212 and ISBN-10: 0140439218), written by authors Max Weber, Peter Baehr, Gordon C. Wells, was published by Penguin Classics in 2002. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Protestantism (Foreign Language Study & Reference, Church & State, Religious Studies, Sociology, Ethics & Morality, Philosophy, Sociology, Christian Books & Bibles) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism: and Other Writings (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Protestantism books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.9.

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In The Protestant Ethic, Max Weber opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and relates the rise of the capitalist economy to the Calvinist belief in the moral value of hard work and the fulfillment of one's worldly duties.

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