{"product_id":"protestant-ethic-and-the-spirit-of-capitalism-1","title":"Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the first time in 70 years, a new translation of Max Weber's classic \u003cem\u003eThe Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eCapitalism\u003c\/em\u003e --one of the seminal works in sociology-- published in September 2001. Translator Stephen Kalberg is an internationally acclaimed Weberian scholar, and in this new translation he offers a precise and nuanced rendering that captures both Weber's style and the unusual subtlety of his descriptions and causal arguments. Weber's original italicization, highlighting major themes, has been restored, and Kalberg has standardized Weber's terminology to better facilitate understanding of the various twists and turns in his complex lines of reasoning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeber's compelling work remains influential for these reasons: it explores the continuing debate regarding the origins and legacy of modem capitalism in the West; it helps the reader understand today's global economic development; and it plumbs the deep cultural forces that affect contemporary work life and the workplace in the United States and Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new edition\/translation also includes a glossary; Weber's 1906 essay, \"The Protestant Sects and the Spirit of Capitalism\"; and Weber's masterful prefatory remarks to his \u003cem\u003eCollected Essays in\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe Sociology of Religion\u003c\/em\u003e, in which he defines the uniqueness of Western societies and asks what \"ideas and interests\" combined to create modem Western rationalism\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54236743860568,"sku":"9781579583385","price":210.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781579583385_dd021f85-1825-4db3-a222-536cb8ba82ee.jpg?v=1777274145","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/protestant-ethic-and-the-spirit-of-capitalism-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}