The Relentless Revolution

副标题: A History of Capitalism

ISBN: 9780393068948

出版社: W. W. Norton & Company

出版年: 2010-01-04

页数: 494

定价: 243.42元

装帧: Hardcover

内容简介

With its deep roots and global scope, the capitalist system provides the framework for our lives. It is 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. The centuries-long history of capitalism is rich and eventful. Approaching capitalism as a culture, as important for its ideas and values as for its inventions and systems, Joyce Appleby gives us a fascinating introduction to this most potent creation of mankind from its origins to now.

作者简介

乔伊斯?阿普尔比，当代最有成就的历史学家之一。曾任教于加州大学洛杉矶分校，美国历史学会和美国历史学家组织的前会长，其著作曾获2009年的小阿瑟?M.施莱辛格奖。她现在生活在洛杉矶。

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