The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism

von Max Weber

320 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

• Reihe: Penguin Modern Classics
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie und Anthropologie Anthropologie
• ISBN: 9780140439212
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.2005
• Größe: 197 x 129 mm
• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd