Description
Product ID: | 9780140439212 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
Title: | Protestant Ethic and Other Writings |
Authors: | Author: Max Weber |
Page Count: | 320 |
Subjects: | Anthropology, Anthropology |
Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2005-12-01 |