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""Property and Prophets"" is 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.

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Author:   E. K. Hunt
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   7th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9780765606082

ISBN 10:   0765606089
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 November 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Ideology of Precapitalist Europe; Chapter 2 The Transition to Early Capitalism and the Beginnings of the Mercantilist View; Chapter 3 The Conflict in Mercantilist Thought; Chapter 4 Classical Liberalism and the Triumph of Industrial Capitalism; Chapter 5 Socialist Protest Amid the Industrial Revolution; Chapter 6 Marx’s Conception of Capitalism; Chapter 7 Marx’s Social and Economic Theories; Chapter 8 The Rise of Corporate Capitalism and Its Ideological Defenses; Chapter 9 The Consolidation of Monopoly Power and the Writings of Veblen; Chapter 10 Economic Prosperity and Evolutionary Socialism; Chapter 11 Imperialism and Revolutionary Socialism; Chapter 12 Keynesian Economics and the Great Depression; Chapter 13 Contemporary American Capitalism and Its Defenders; Chapter 14 Contemporary American Capitalism and Its Radical Critics;

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