Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Revised 1920)

For more than 100 years Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism has set the parameters for the debate over the origins of modern capitalism. Now more timely and thought provoking than ever this esteemed classic of twentieth-century social science examines the deep cultural frame of mind that existed at the birth of modern capitalism and to this day influences attitudes toward work in northern America and Western Europe.