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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 January 2013
      30 July 1993
      ISBN:
      9781139052467
      9780521440622
      9780521558297
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139052467
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.749kg, 412 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.56kg, 412 Pages
      • Series:
      Publications of the German Historical Institute
      Subjects:
      Twentieth Century European History, History, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
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    Series:
    Publications of the German Historical Institute
    Subjects:
    Twentieth Century European History, History, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
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    The historical relationship between Protestantism, capitalism, and democracy remains one of the most controversial intellectual themes of out time. Max Weber's famous thesis about the link between the 'Protestant ethic' and the 'spirit of capitalism' and its dissolution in his own era has been both widely acclaimed and heatedly disputed since its publication in 1904–5. This volume, the result of an international, interdisciplinary effort, throws light on the intellectual and cultural background of Weber's work, debates recent criticism of Weber's thesis, and confronts new historical insight on the 17th century with Weber's interpretation.

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    "...this volume represents a substantial contribution to the subject....The essays that deal with the context represent an especially welcome enlargement of information and insight for English-language readers of The Protestant Ethic who have until now lacked access to many of the German contextual materials." Contemporary Sociology

    "...this interesting volume shows that in the Anglo-American context it has not entirely lost its capacity to stimulate reflection and research." Fritz Ringer, Central European History

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