The Relentless Revolution
A History of Capitalism
New York : W.W. Norton, [2010]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xii, 494 pages ; 25 cm
A historian provides a thorough account of the unlikely development of a potent historical force--the capitalist economic system, which provides a framework for the lives of many people around the world.
Contents:
The puzzle of capitalism -- Trading in new directions -- Crucial developments in the countryside -- Commentary on markets and human nature -- The two faces of eighteenth-century capitalism -- The ascent of Germany and the United States -- The industrial leviathans and their opponents -- Rulers as capitalists -- War and depression -- A new level of prosperity -- Capitalism in new settings -- Into the twenty-first century -- Of crises and critics.
ISBN:
0393068943
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BUSINESS Economics App | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-459) and index.