The History of Commercial Partnerships in the Middle Ages: The First Complete English Edition of Weber's Prelude to the Protestant Ethic and the Spiri

by Max Weber

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742520498
• ISBN13: 9780742520493
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"