Overview :Ever wondered why some nations and businesses thrive under capitalism while others struggle to keep up?The secret isn't just hard work-it's ... Read More
Overview :A landmark event eight years in the making, a brilliant global narrative that unravels the defining story of the past thousand years of huma... Read More
Overview :WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST Winner of the Alfred and Fay Chandler Book Award The empire of cotton was, from the beg... Read More
Overview :For better or for worse, capitalism is the philosophy that has come to define the United States. In this intriguing essay, Beckert takes a l... Read More
Overview :The United States has long epitomized capitalism. From its enterprising shopkeepers, wildcat banks, violent slave plantations, huge industri... Read More
Overview :During the nineteenth century, the United States entered the ranks of the world's most advanced and dynamic economies. At the same time, the... Read More
Overview :In recent years historians in many different parts of the world have sought to transnationalize and globalize their perspectives on the past... Read More
Overview :Tracing the shifting fortunes and changing character of New York City's economic elite over half a century, Sven Beckert brings to light a n... Read More