books.google.co.uk - 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....http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Antiquity_and_Capitalism.html?id=WGTYmsryhDcC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareAntiquity and Capitalism