Religion and Economic Action : The Protestant Ethic, the Rise of Capitalism and the Abuses of Scholarship /

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The idea that capitalism grew out of Puritan values, as unlikely as it seems, has aroused much interest among economic historians. First proposed by Max Weber, the hypothesis gained wide acceptance through the writings of R.H. Tawney. In this bold and hard-hitting essay, Samuelsson cuts through the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Samuelsson, Kurt (Autor)
Otros Autores: French, E. Geoffrey (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2020]
Colección:Heritage
Temas:
Capitalism > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Economics > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Puritans > Economic conditions.
HISTORY / Medieval.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Introduction
  • Contents
  • Author's Foreword
  • CHAPTER I. The Problem and the Controversy
  • CHAPTER II. The Spirit of Puritanism and the Spirit of Capitalism
  • CHAPTER III. Virtue, Interest and Wealth
  • CHAPTER IV. Correlations and Concepts
  • CHAPTER V. Conclusion
  • Index

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