The History of Commercial Partnerships in the Middle Ages - The First Complete English Edition of Weber's Prelude to The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and Economy and Society (Hardcover, New edition)

Weber himself characterized his first book translated here in its first, complete English edition as a study in the "formation of commercial law." Weber's argument centers on the legal characteristics of medieval enterprises as a historical precursor to modern forms of commercial enterprises. Weber emphasizes dimensions of medieval law and practices that are at the root of today's business partnerships and modern capitalism. The History of Commercial Partnerships in the Middle Ages exemplifies Weber's early work in political economy and legal history. His insights here inform parts of his later, classic studies The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and Economy and Society, in which he clearly and succinctly relates the rise of modern capitalism to core themes of his original dissertation, which forms the basis of this book. This early book was a prelude to the multi-causal and multi-dimensional approach that scholars see reflected in his later writings. In subsequent works he would skillfully expand the comparative historical method he had employed in his dissertation to different areas of law and society. The book includes a translation of the original documents that Weber so extensively quoted, thus making his first book accessible to a larger audience. Lutz Kaelber's introduction analyzes the content of Weber's book in the context of Weber's professional career and personal life, summarizes Weber's major arguments, and situates these arguments within Weber's philosophy and writings.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Legacies of Social Thought Series
Release date:	February 2003
First published:	December 2002
Authors:	Max Weber
Translators:	Lutz Kaelber
Foreword by:	Charles Lemert
Dimensions:	223 x 144 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	160
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-2049-3
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Microeconomics > Domestic trade Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Financial, taxation, commercial, industrial law > Commercial law Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Promotions
LSN:	0-7425-2049-8
Barcode:	9780742520493

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