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Religion and the Rise of Capitalism

by R.H. Tawney · 1926

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With 'Religion and the Rise of Capitalism', R.H. Tawney addresses the questions of how religion has affected social and economic practices since the Middle Ages.

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economicseconomicsMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of thisanthropologyanthropologyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
religionreligionMore like thisLess of thisChristianChristianMore like thisLess of thiseconomicseconomicsMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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BritishBritishMore like thisLess of thisEuropeEuropeMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
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medium · 339 pages

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