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Book SynopsisIn this text, Richard Grassby investigates the origins and evolution of the idea of capitalism to illustrate for readers the true nature, merits and the future of capitalism.
Trade ReviewThis book appears at a time when the bloody struggle between capitalism and socialism unexpectedly seems to have ended, and now we must wonder why capitalism triumphed and where it is leading us. . . . The result according to Grassby, is an idea that retains symbolic importance. -- Richard F. Teichgraeber, Murphy Institute of Political Economy and Department of History, Tulane University
This much needed attack upon the abuses of the terminology and concepts of capitalism should be required reading for students and professors in history, the social sciences, and perhaps, most of all, the humanities. Grassby has written a brilliant essay, based upon vast learning. -- Frank Melton, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Table of ContentsChapter 1 What Is Capitalism? Chapter 2 Production and Exchange Chapter 3 From Status to Contract Chapter 4 The Spirit of Capitalism Chapter 5 Ideology and the Rise of Capitalism
