Cover art for The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Published
Wiley-Blackwell Uk, December 2001
ISBN
9780631230816
Format
Softcover, 352 pages
Dimensions
22.8cm × 16.1cm × 1.9cm

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First published in 1905 The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is one of the most renowned and controversial works of modern social science. It is a brilliant book which studies the psychological conditions which made possible the development of capitalist civilization.

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