Download or read book Antiquity and Capitalism written by John R. Love and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-09-27 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ambitious book addresses questions concerning an old theme - the rise and fall of ancient civilization - but does so from a distinctive theoretical perspective by taking its lead from the work of the great German sociologist Max Weber.