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The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism |
With its deep roots and global scope, the capitalist system provides the framework for our lives. It is 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. The centuries-long history of capitalism is rich and eventful. Approaching capitalism as a culture, as important for its ideas and values as for its inventions and systems, Joyce Appleby gives us a fascinating introduction to this most potent creation of mankind from its origins to now.
| Indice e argomenti trattati |
| Acknowledgments | | xi | | | | 3 | | | Trading in New Directions |
| | 27 | | | Crucial Developments in the Countryside |
| | 56 | | | Commentary on Markets and Human Nature |
| | 87 | | | The Two Faces of Eighteenth-Century Capitalism |
| | 121 | | | The Ascent of Germany and the United States |
| | 163 | | | The Industrial Leviathans and Their Opponents |
| | 200 | | | | 228 | | | | 265 | | | A New Level of Prosperity |
| | 288 | | | Capitalism in New Settings |
| | 331 | | | Into the Twenty-first Century |
| | 365 | | | | 400 | | | Notes | | 437 | | | Index | | 461 | |
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