{"product_id":"the-protestant-ethic-and-the-max-weber-9781579583385","title":"The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism","description":"For 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Weber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1579583385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781579583385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.54w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2002 pg. 1605\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2001 pg. 15","brand":"Max Weber","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45064677228799,"sku":"9781579583385","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21d16bfc-0d6d-43d8-b7d7-9757ba2dc596.jpg?v=1712124799","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-protestant-ethic-and-the-max-weber-9781579583385","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}