THE RELIGION OF CHINA : Confucianism & Taoism
by Max Weber; (Hans H. Gerth, Translator & Editor); (C.K. Yang, Inrtroduction)
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New York, NY: Free Press/Macmillan Publishing, 1964. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Good/None as Issued. Text/Near New w/trace soiling to pgs 3-7. Softcover/Good; sound with loss to upper front corner, edge rubs, and fading to spine. Lean to spine. Classic inquiry into traditional Chinese social values and why they were not conducive to the birth of capitalism (particularly absent values fostered by the "ascetic Protestant ethic" present in the Western world". German socio-economist Max Weber (1864 - 1920), together with Émile Durkheim and Karl Marx, is considered one of the three founders of sociology. Best known for The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, to which this volume is a sequel. Work, Konfuzianismus und Taoismus was first published 1915; this edition is translated by Han H. Gerth, with an introduction by C.K. Yang. 308 pgs, 8 chapters. Strong copy despite flaws.
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- Title
- THE RELIGION OF CHINA : Confucianism & Taoism
- Author
- Max Weber; (Hans H. Gerth, Translator & Editor); (C.K. Yang, Inrtroduction)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Free Press/Macmillan Publishing
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- History/China/Philosophy/Economics/Society
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