Religion and the rise of capitalism

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RELIGION
AND THE
RISE OF CAPITALISM

A HISTORICAL STUDY

(HOLLAND MEMORIAL LECTURES, 1922)

BY R. H. TAWNEY

READER IN ECONOMIC HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON; SOMETIME FELLOW OF BALLIOL COLLEGE, OXFORD

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