Cargando…
Weber, passion and profits : 'the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism' in context /
Max Weber's 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism' is one of the best-known and most enduring texts of classical sociology, continually inspirational and widely read by both scholars and students. In an insightful and original interpretation, Jack Barbalet discloses that...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Max Weber's 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism' is one of the best-known and most enduring texts of classical sociology, continually inspirational and widely read by both scholars and students. In an insightful and original interpretation, Jack Barbalet discloses that Weber's work is not simply about the cultural origins of capitalism but an allegory concerning the Germany of his day. Situating 'The Protestant Ethic' in the development of Weber's prior and subsequent writing, Barbalet traces changes in his understanding of key concepts including 'calling' and 'rationality'. In a close analysis of the ethical underpinnings of the capitalist spirit and of the institutional structure of capitalism, Barbalet identifies continuities between Weber and the eighteenth-century founder of economic science, Adam Smith, as well as Weber's contemporary, the American firebrand, Thorstein Veblen. Finally, by considering Weber's investigation of Judaism and capitalism, important aspects of his account of Protestantism and capitalism are revealed. |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 250 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-243) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511414838 9780511414831 9780511415517 0511415516 9780511413247 0511413246 0511414188 9780511414183 1107187753 9781107187757 1281751480 9781281751485 9786611751487 6611751483 0511488750 9780511488757 0511412312 9780511412318 |