Religion and the rise of capitalism
By: R.H. Tawney ; with a new introduction by Adam B. Seligman.
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
Subjects: Capitalism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.; Economics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.; Great Britain -- Social conditions.
Description: "In one of the classics of twentieth-century political economy, R.H. Tawney addresses the question of how religion has affected social and economic practices. He does this by a relentless tracking of the influence of religious thought on capitalist economy and ideology since the Middle Ages. In so doing he sheds light on why Christianity continues to exert a unique role in the marketplace. In so doing, the book offers an incisive analysis of the historical background of present morals and mores in Western culture."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-325) and index.
Originally published: New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1926.