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Weber's Protestant Ethic

Weber's Protestant Ethic
Origins, Evidence, Contexts

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Guenther Roth, Friedrich Wilhelm Graf, Paul Munch, Thomas Nipperdey, Harry Liebersohn, Hubert Treiber, Harvey Goldman, Klaus Lichtblau, Hartmut Lehmann, Malcolm MacKinnon, David Zaret, Kaspar von Greyerz, Guy Oakes, Gianfranco Poggi, Philip Benedict, James Henretta, Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer, Hans Rollmann
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  • Date Published: September 1995
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9780521558297

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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.

    • A reassessment of the debate surrounding Weber's famous thesis on the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism
    • Debate continues to affect discussions on the 17th century and state of America and Europe before the first World War as well in the field of history of ideas
    • Contributors include both American and European historians and sociologists
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    • Date Published: September 1995
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9780521558297
    • length: 412 pages
    • dimensions: 228 x 152 x 25 mm
    • weight: 0.56kg
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    Introduction Guenther Roth
    Part I. Background and Context:
    1. The German theological sources and Protestant church politics Friedrich Wilhelm Graf
    2. The thesis before Weber: an archaeology Paul Munch
    3. Max Weber, Protestantism, and the debate around 1900 Thomas Nipperdey
    4. Weber the would-be Englishman: anglophilia and family history Guenther Roth
    5. Weber's historical concept of national identity Harry Liebersohn
    6. Nietzche's monastery of freer spirits and Weber's sect Hubert Treiber
    7. Weber's ascetic practices of the self Harvey Goldman
    8. The Protestant ethic versus the 'new ethic' Klaus Lichtblau
    9. The rise of capitalism: Weber versus Sombart Hartmut Lehmann
    Part II. Reception and Response:
    10. The longevity of the thesis: a critique of the critics Malcolm MacKinnon
    11. The use and abuse of textual data David Zaret
    12. Biographical evidence on predestination, covenant, and special providence Kaspar von Geryerz
    13. The thing that would not die: notes on refutation Guy Oakes
    14. Historical variability, sociological significance, and personal judgement Gianfranco Poggi
    15. The historiography of continental Calvinism Philip Benedict
    16. The Protestant ethic and the reality of capitalism in colonial America James Henretta
    17. The economic ethics of the world religions Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer
    18. Meet me in St Louis: Troeltsch and Weber in America Hans Rollmann
    List of contributors
    Index.

  • Editors

    Hartmut Lehmann, German Historical Institute, Washington DC

    Guenther Roth, Columbia University, New York

    Contributors

    Guenther Roth, Friedrich Wilhelm Graf, Paul Munch, Thomas Nipperdey, Harry Liebersohn, Hubert Treiber, Harvey Goldman, Klaus Lichtblau, Hartmut Lehmann, Malcolm MacKinnon, David Zaret, Kaspar von Greyerz, Guy Oakes, Gianfranco Poggi, Philip Benedict, James Henretta, Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer, Hans Rollmann

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