The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism: Includes Weber's Essays 'The Protestant Sects and the Spirit of Capitalism' and 'Prefatory Remarks' to Collected Essays in the Sociology of Religion

First published in 1905 The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is one of the most renowned and controversial works of modern social science. It is a brilliant book which studies the psychological conditions which made possible the development of capitalist civilization.