The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Authoritarianism
Publication year: 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-49321-3
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This book critically reexamines the link of Puritanism and liberty in historical and comparative perspective. The book exposes "Puritanism and liberty" as a cherished myth or "sweet lie", suggesting that the Puritan "emperor has no cloths", in historically Protestant societies, particularly America. It shows that "Puritanism and liberty" turns out to be the exact opposite, enduringly in America and temporarily in Great Britain. If Puritanism is as American as the apple pie, then it is the "apple pie" of authoritarianism and theocracy rather than of liberty and democracy.
Subject: Humanities, Social Science and Law, Expansion, Max Weber, Nation, Political Science, Politics, governmental control
