The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Authoritarianism: Puritanism, Democracy, and Society

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Authoritarianism: Puritanism, Democracy, and Society
ISBN-10
0387493212
ISBN-13
9780387493213
Category
Social Science
Pages
337
Language
English
Published
2007-08-17
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Milan Zafirovski

Description

This book explores the historical and contemporary relationships of Protestant Puritanism to political and social authoritarianism. It focuses on Puritanism’s original, subsequent and modern influences on and legacies in political democracy and civil society within historically Puritan Western societies. There is emphasis on Great Britain and particularly America, from the 17th to the 21st century.

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