Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism

by Joyce Appleby

Book Overview

With its deep roots and global scope, the capitalist system seems universal and timeless. The framework for our lives, it is a source of constant change, sometimes measured and predictable, sometimes drastic, out of control. Yet what is now ubiquitous was not always so. Capitalism was an unlikely development when it emerged from isolated changes in farming, trade, and manufacturing in early-modern England. Astute observers began to notice these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393339394
• ISBN13: 9780393339390
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.2"