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Max Weber and 'The Protestant Ethic' : Twin Histories.

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Ghosh presents a new portrait of Max Weber, one of the most prestigious social theorists in recent history, using his most famous work, 'The Protestant Ethic and the 'Spirit' of Capitalism', as its central point of reference. It offers an intellectual biography of Weber framed al...

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Main Author: Ghosh, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Scholarship Online, 2014.
Subjects:
Weber, Max, > 1864-1920. > Protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus.
Protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus (Weber, Max)
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Summary:Ghosh presents a new portrait of Max Weber, one of the most prestigious social theorists in recent history, using his most famous work, 'The Protestant Ethic and the 'Spirit' of Capitalism', as its central point of reference. It offers an intellectual biography of Weber framed along historical lines. It re-evaluates ''The Protestant Ethic' - a text surprisingly neglected by scholars - supplying a missing intellectual and chronological centre to Weber's life and work.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:1306937973
9781306937979