Property and Prophets
| Author | : E. K. Hunt |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 1978 |
| ISBN-10 | : PSU:000027299883 |
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| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Property and Prophets by : E. K. Hunt
Download or read book Property and Prophets written by E. K. Hunt and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1978 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise history of the rise and subsequent triumph of capitalism. Focused primarily on England until 1800 and the United States since 1800, the book's economic history is interspersed with the "history of ideas" that evolved along with the capitalist system. The ideas are divided between those that tended to furnish an ideological rationale for capitalism and those that tended to be critical of it. The final section discusses contemporary capitalism and the ideas of its defenders and critics