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Maximilian Carl Emil Weber was a German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sciences more generall
Weber in 1918
Max Weber (left) and his brothers, Alfred (center) and Karl (right), in 1879
Max Weber and his wife Marianne in 1894
Max Weber in 1907
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a book written by Max Weber, a German sociologist, economist, and politician. First written as a series of essays, the original German text was pub
Max Weber
…1897, he had a breakdown after his father died following an argument. Weber ceased teaching and travelled until the early 1900s. He recovered and wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. During the First World War, he initially supported Germany's war effort but became critical of it and supported democratisation. He also gave the…
Cover of the German edition from 1934