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The Acquisitive Society by R.H. Tawney

The Acquisitive Society

R.H. Tawney

192 pages first pub 2004 (view editions)

nonfiction economics politics sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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This 1926 survey, written by a distinguished social and economic historian, examines the role of religion in the rise of capitalism. Arguing that material acquisitiveness is morally wrong and a corrupting social influence, the author draws upon hi...

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