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Protestantism, Capitalism, and Max Weber (Henry Levin, USA, 08/02/18 3:08 pm)

I am surprised that in his essay on Christianity and Capitalism, Richard Hancock didn't cite Max Weber's The Protestant Work Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, the fourth most important classic in Sociology.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the_Spirit_of_Capitalism

JE comments:  Of course we're curious about 1 through 3; click below.  Max Weber also gets the top spot with Economy and Society.  His Protestant Work Ethic came out in 1905, the same annus mirabilis that saw the publication of Einstein's Theory of Relativity.

https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/about-isa/history-of-isa/books-of-the-xx-century/ranking-order/

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