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The Enigma of Capital: How Capitalism Dominates the World and How We Can Master Its Mood Swings. David Harvey
David Harvey
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Paperback. For three centuries the capitalist system has shaped western society, informed its rulers, and conditioned the lives of its people. This title lays bare the follies of the international financial system, looking at the nature of capitalism, how it works and why sometimes it doesn't. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 74 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
For three centuries the capitalist system has shaped western society, informed its rulers, and conditioned the lives of its people. Has the time come to move beyond it? Using his unrivalled knowledge of the subject, Harvey lays bare the follies of the international financial system, looking at the nature of capitalism, how it works and why sometimes it doesn't. He examines the vast flows of money that surge round the world in daily volumes well in excess of the sum of all its economies. He looks at the cycles of boom and ... Read more
For three centuries the capitalist system has shaped western society, informed its rulers, and conditioned the lives of its people. Has the time come to move beyond it? Using his unrivalled knowledge of the subject, Harvey lays bare the follies of the international financial system, looking at the nature of capitalism, how it works and why sometimes it doesn't. He examines the vast flows of money that surge round the world in daily volumes well in excess of the sum of all its economies. He looks at the cycles of boom and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books(GB)
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846683091
SKU
V9781846683091
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About David Harvey
'David Harvey provoked a revolution in his field and has inspired a generation of radical intellectuals' - Naomi Klein David Harvey is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the City University of New York Graduate School where he has taught since 2001. His course on Marx's Capital, developed with students over forty years, has been downloaded ... Read more
Reviews for The Enigma of Capital: How Capitalism Dominates the World and How We Can Master Its Mood Swings. David Harvey
A lucid and penetrating account of how the power of capital shapes our world
Andrew Gamble
Independent - Book of the Week
A well-timed call for the overthrow of capitalism ... elegant ... entertainingly swashbuckling
John Gapper
Financial Times
Andrew Gamble
Independent - Book of the Week
A well-timed call for the overthrow of capitalism ... elegant ... entertainingly swashbuckling
John Gapper
Financial Times