{"product_id":"capitalism-9780691178226","title":"Capitalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"First published in Germany under 'Geschichte des Kapitalismus', by Jeurgen Kocka.\" --Title page verso.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne 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 what a short history of an important concept should accomplish.\"--Choice \"Jurgen Kocka is one of the most well known experts in the field of European History and like his previous books this compact book has all of his virtues: it's extremely clear and conceptually tight as well as very succinct.\"--Stephen Darori, Israel Book Review \"A brief and lively overview which is likely to attract a wide readership... Entertaining and informative, it will prove useful and reassuring to many who are troubled by the onset of the capitalist crisis in 2008 but who are still wedded to the system.\"--Henry Heller, Labour-Le Travail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the English Edition vii  1. What Does Capitalism Mean? 1  The Emergence of a Controversial Concept 1  Three Classics: Marx, Weber, and Schumpeter 7  Other Voices and a Working Definition 16  2. Merchant Capitalism 25  China and Arabia 26  Europe: Dynamic Latecomer 35  Interim Findings around 1500 49  3. Expansion 54  Business and Violence: Colonialism and World Trade 54  Joint-Stock Company and Finance Capitalism 58  Plantation Economy and Slavery 65  Agrarian Capitalism, Mining, and Proto-Industrialization 70  Capitalism, Culture, and Enlightenment: Adam Smith in Context 84  4. The Capitalist Era 95  The Contours of Industrialization and Globalization since 1800 96  From Ownership to Managerial Capitalism 104  Financialization 114  Work in Capitalism 124  Market and State 145  5. Analysis and Critique 162  Notes 171  Bibliography 181  Index of Names 197","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865538802007,"sku":"9780691178226","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691178226.jpg?v=1722274455","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/capitalism-9780691178226","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}