How Long to Read The Spirit of French Capitalism

How Long Does it Take to Read The Spirit of French Capitalism?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 1 minute to read The Spirit of French Capitalism by Charly Coleman

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

How did the economy become bound up with faith in infinite wealth creation and obsessive consumption? Drawing on the economic writings of eighteenth-century French theologians, historian Charly Coleman uncovers the surprising influence of the Catholic Church on the development of capitalism. Even during the Enlightenment, a sense of the miraculous did not wither under the cold light of calculation. Scarcity, long regarded as the inescapable fate of a fallen world, gradually gave way to a new belief in heavenly as well as worldly affluence. Animating this spiritual imperative of the French economy was a distinctly Catholic ethic that—in contrast to Weber's famous "Protestant ethic"—privileged the marvelous over the mundane, consumption over production, and the pleasures of enjoyment over the rigors of delayed gratification. By viewing money, luxury, and debt through the lens of sacramental theory, Coleman demonstrates that the modern economy casts far beyond rational action and disenchanted designs, and in ways that we have yet to apprehend fully.

How long is The Spirit of French Capitalism?

The Spirit of French Capitalism by Charly Coleman is 474 pages long, and a total of 120,396 words.

This makes it 160% the length of the average book. It also has 147% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Spirit of French Capitalism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 57 minutes to read The Spirit of French Capitalism aloud.

What Reading Level is The Spirit of French Capitalism?

The Spirit of French Capitalism is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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