Most comprehensive study of Max Weber's thought Written by an historian with no religious or philosophical agenda to convey Takes the development of The Protestant Ethic and The "Spirit" of Capitalism as central point of reference Views Max Weber and his body of work as a whole, overcoming the usual fragmented and specialized viewpoint Max Weber and The Protestant Ethic: Twin H...(展开全部)

Most comprehensive study of Max Weber's thought Written by an historian with no religious or philosophical agenda to convey Takes the development of The Protestant Ethic and The "Spirit" of Capitalism as central point of reference Views Max Weber and his body of work as a whole, overcoming the usual fragmented and specialized viewpoint Max Weber and The Protestant Ethic: Twin H...(展开全部)

Max Weber's Protestant Ethic is undoubtedly the most widely-read text in Western social theory of the last century. But is it really known? The thesis of this book is that it is not. Innumerable readers will "know" it for their own pedagogic and theoretical purposes, but proper historical grasp of the work's full range of meanings, of its place within the fertile culture of the...(展开全部)

Max Weber's Protestant Ethic is undoubtedly the most widely-read text in Western social theory of the last century. But is it really known? The thesis of this book is that it is not. Innumerable readers will "know" it for their own pedagogic and theoretical purposes, but proper historical grasp of the work's full range of meanings, of its place within the fertile culture of the...(展开全部)

n The Protestant Ethic, Max Weber opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and relates the rise of the capitalist economy to the Calvinist belief in the moral value of hard work and the fulfillment of one's worldly duties. Based on the original 1905 edition, this volume includes, along with Weber's treatise, an illuminating introduction, a wealth of explanatory no...(展开全部)

弗兰克·帕金（Frank Parkin）　英国社会学家、肯特大学荣退教授、新韦伯主义分层思想的重要代表，他的主要贡献在理论方面，比如他十分清晰地阐述了韦伯主义的社会封锁思想。

This study of Weber's sociology, written by an eminent authority, is a clear and illuminating discussion of the most important elements of Weber's thinking. The book concentrates on four main elements of Weber's work: his approach to sociological method, ethical neutrality and historical explanation; his influential work on religion and capitalism; his theory of authority and p...(展开全部)

弗兰克·帕金（Frank Parkin），英国社会学家、肯特大学荣休教授、新韦伯主义分层思想的重要代表。著有《马克斯·韦伯导论》《阶级不平等与政治秩序》等。