Book ID: CBB347373849

Capitalism: The story behind the word (2022)

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Sonenscher, Michael (Author)


Princeton University Press


Publication Date: 2022
Physical Details: 225
Language: English

This short book is an attempt to restore clarity to the concept capitalism, originally a 19th century French word which has been misused and misunderstood, often to the detriment of our own politics. (Publisher)

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Review Oliver Cussen (2022) Review of "Capitalism: The story behind the word". Business History Review (pp. 653-655). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Bavington, Dean
Hudson, Pat
Huffard, R. Scott, Jr.
Karl, Rebecca E.
Kocka, Jürgen
Murton, James
Journals
French History
Publishers
Princeton University Press
Cambridge University Press
Oxford University Press
The University of North Carolina Press
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Duke University Press
Concepts
Capitalism
Economic history
Business history
Economics
Industrialization
Colonialism
People
Lukács, György
Tocqueville, Alexis de
Piketty, Thomas
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
21st century
17th century
Medieval
Places
United States
Europe
France
Great Britain
India
Canada
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