The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism
Appleby, Joyce Oldham
"With its deep roots and global scope, the capitalist system provides the framework for our lives--a framework of constant change, sometimes measured and predictable, sometimes drastic and out of control. Yet what is now ubiquitous was not always so. Capitalism took shape centuries ago, starting with a handful of isolated changes in farming, trade, and manufacturing, clustered in early-modern England. Astute observers began to notice these changes and consider their effects. Those in power began to harness these new practices to the state, enhancing both. A system generating wealth, power, and new ideas arose to reshape societies in a constant surge of change. Approaching capitalism as a culture, as important for its ideas and values as for its inventions and systems, award-winning historian Joyce Appleby gives us a fascinating introduction to this most potent creation of mankind from its origins to the present"--Publisher description.
Abstract: "Splendid: the global history of capitalism in all its creative-and destructive-glory." -The New York Times Book Review
Abstract: "Splendid: the global history of capitalism in all its creative-and destructive-glory." -The New York Times Book Review
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Année:
2011
Edition:
First Norton paperback edition
Editeur::
W.W. Norton & Company
Langue:
english
Pages:
494
ISBN 10:
0393339394
ISBN 13:
9780393339390
Fichier:
EPUB, 579 KB
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english, 2011