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An edition of The relentless revolution (2010)

The relentless revolution

a history of capitalism

1st ed.
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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.--From publisher description.

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W.W. Norton & Co.
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English
Pages
512

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Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism
2011, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism
2011, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
in English
Cover of: The relentless revolution
The relentless revolution: a history of capitalism
2010, W.W. Norton & Co.
in English - 1st ed.
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The relentless revolution: a history of capitalism
2010, W.W. Norton & Co.
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Table of 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
330.12/209
Library of Congress
HB501 .A648 2010

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Format
Hardcover
Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
512
Dimensions
6.125 x 9.25 x 1.2 inches
Weight
23.0 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL23697465M
ISBN 13
9780393068948
LCCN
2009035676
LibraryThing
9335275
Goodreads
6828020

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OL13786440W

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