The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Sport

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Sport
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Publisher : Mercer University Press
Total Pages : 431
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ISBN-10 : 9780881462265
ISBN-13 : 0881462268
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Download or read book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Sport written by Steven J. Overman and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steven Overman explores the concordant values of the Protestant ethic, capitalism, and sport by applying German scholar Max Weber's seminal thesis. Weber demonstrated a relationship between the Protestant ethic and a form of economic behavior he labeled the ôcalling of capitalism.ö


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