The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism - Brossura

Appleby, Joyce, Ph.D.

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ISBN 10: 0393339394 ISBN 13: 9780393339390

Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2011

Riassunto

With its deep roots and global scope, the capitalist system seems universal and timeless. The framework for our lives, it is a source of constant change, sometimes measured and predictable, sometimes drastic, out of control. Yet what is now ubiquitous was not always so. Capitalism was an unlikely development when it emerged from isolated changes in farming, trade, and manufacturing in early-modern England. Astute observers began to notice these changes and register 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 a historical development that was by no means natural or inevitable, Joyce Appleby gives us a fascinating introduction to this most potent creation of mankind from its origins to its present global reach.

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• Editore: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0393339394
• ISBN 13: 9780393339390
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 494