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Capitalism: A Short History
Jurgen Kocka
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Description for Capitalism: A Short History
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
In this authoritative and accessible book, one of the world's most renowned historians provides a concise and comprehensive history of capitalism within a global perspective from its medieval origins to the 2008 financial crisis and beyond. From early commercial capitalism in the Arab world, China, and Europe, to nineteenth- and twentieth-century industrialization, to today's globalized financial capitalism, Jurgen Kocka offers an unmatched account of capitalism, one that weighs its great achievements against its great costs, crises, and failures. Based on intensive research, the book puts the rise of capitalist economies in social, political, and cultural context, and shows how their ... Read more
In this authoritative and accessible book, one of the world's most renowned historians provides a concise and comprehensive history of capitalism within a global perspective from its medieval origins to the 2008 financial crisis and beyond. From early commercial capitalism in the Arab world, China, and Europe, to nineteenth- and twentieth-century industrialization, to today's globalized financial capitalism, Jurgen Kocka offers an unmatched account of capitalism, one that weighs its great achievements against its great costs, crises, and failures. Based on intensive research, the book puts the rise of capitalist economies in social, political, and cultural context, and shows how their ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691165226
SKU
V9780691165226
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About Jurgen Kocka
Jurgen Kocka is a permanent fellow at Humboldt University of Berlin and former president of the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. In 2011, he received the Holberg Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in the scholarly world.
Reviews for Capitalism: A Short History
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016 'Capitalism' is a commonly used term that resists simple definition or straightforward history. Kocka adds lucidity and erudition in this excellent overview... [B]road in its intellectual sweep, covering a range of social science disciplines; and well informed by the literature in both economic and social history... [Capitalism] provides a paradigm of ... Read more