Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Acknowledgements 7
4. 1 Introduction 9
5. 2 The spirit of modern capitalism - 1 17
6. 3 The spirit of modern capitalism - 2 41
7. 4 The Protestant ethic 69
8. 5 The heart of the matter 97
9. 6 Continuities in a controversy 132
10. 7 Conclusion 168
11. Appendix Chronology of Weber's principal writings in translation 174
12. Notes 181
13. Bibliography 209
14. Index 233