false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170849111m/74176.jpg 74176 47 <div>This brilliant study opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and its view that change takes place through the conflict of opposites. Instead, Weber relates the rise of a capitalist economy to the Puritan determination to work out anxiety over salvation or damnation by performing good deeds &#8212; an effort that ultimately encouraged capitalism.</div> 1404052 1956 The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Dover Value Editions) total:668|5:168|4:252|3:178|2:60|1:10| 668 2512 1016 64 4 1 false false Sun Nov 30 13:12:22 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 13:14:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1968 Tue Mar 03 02:42:37 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 02:43:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 16:03:28 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 16:34:19 -0700 2009 1
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the title made me think that this was a pro-Christian interpretation of how the positive dimension of the Protestant work ethic transformed society. it is a little more complex than this though. he basically argues that the calvini...more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Jan 05 13:26:19 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 13:28:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Oct 29 19:19:18 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 19:24:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 17:42:29 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 17:42:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jan 16 09:33:48 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 09:34:31 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jun 07 17:15:46 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 07 19:51:37 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sat Aug 08 23:08:32 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 00:28:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 08:17:39 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 08:38:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 15 14:16:54 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 14:18:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 05:10:40 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 17:29:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Fri May 08 15:56:51 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 15:56:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 23 11:51:40 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 11:52:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 10 11:30:25 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 11:30:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat May 30 21:59:49 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 22:00:24 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989 Thu May 28 12:32:45 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 12:33:46 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 13:51:27 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 13:31:09 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Nov 13 09:48:35 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 09:49:43 -0800 2008 “Linked with the harsh doctrine of the absolute worthlessness and remoteness from God of all mere creatures, this inner isolation of man contained, on the one hand, the basis for the absolutely negative attitude of Puritanism toward all sensual and emotional elements in...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=74176