Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Paperback by Weber, Max, ISBN 0631230815, ISBN-13 9780631230816, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

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 book that studies the psychological conditions which made possible the development of capitalist civilisation. Th analyses the connection between the spread of Calvinism and a new attitude towards the pursuit of wealth in post-Reformation Europe and England, an attitude which permitted, encouraged - even sanctified - the human quest for prosperity.
This new edition has been translated and introduced by Weberian scholar Stephen Kalberg. With a precise and nuanced rendering of Weber's style and arguments, Kalberg clarifies the various twists and turns of Weber's complex lines of reasoning. Kalberg's introduction examines the controversy surrounding th and summarizes major aspects of Weber's analysis. A glossary of major terms is included to make this the clearest, most readable edition of this classic text yet available.