The Origin of Modern Capitalism. A Comparison of Max Weber and Karl Marx

Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject Sociology - General and Theoretical Directions, grade: excellent, Bielefeld University (Fakultät für Soziologie), course: Max Webers Theorie des Okzidentalen Rationalismus, language: English, abstract: Karl Marx and Max Weber developed two major competing theories of social change that still play a significant role in sociology today. For both of the...