THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM AND THE PROTESTANT ETHIC: An Enquiry into the Weber Thesis
Author:   Michael H. Lessnoff
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
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9781852788759


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 January 1994
Format:   Hardback
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Max Weber was fascinated by the differing historical paths traced by Western civilizaiton and the civilizations of the East. His essay, ""The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism"" addresses the forces behind the social transformations of the industrial revolution. Weber's thesis proposes a causal link between the forces of the ""Protestant ethic"" and the ""spirit of capitalism"". This analysis of Weber's key concepts provides an in-depth study of the evidence of their early formulation. It proposes an original distinction between the Protestant ""work"" and ""profit"" ethic and examines the relationship between them. The study compares Adam Smith's ""spirit of capitalism"" to Weber's, and considers the Protestant ethic in the modern world.

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Author:   Michael H. Lessnoff
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
Weight:   0.345kg
ISBN:  

9781852788759


ISBN 10:   1852788755
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 January 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

What the Weber thesis is, and what it is not; the pre-Reformation background; Weber's primary Protestant ethic - the work ethic; Weber's secondary Protestant ethic - the profit ethic; the Westminster Assembly's Shorter Catechism and its sources; the spirit of capitalism and the Protestant ethic; postscript on the modern world. Appendices: the Glasgow city motto - an epitome of the Weber thesis?; list of Protestant catechisms that discuss the Decalogue's commandment against stealing.

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'Lessnoff's book is recommended to all who are seeking a short and carefully constructed tour guide into Weber's remarkable piece of intellectual history.' -- William N. Parker, Journal of Economic History


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Michael H. Lessnoff, Reader in Politics, University of Glasgow, UK

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