The Relentless Revolution

Resumen del libro

With its deep roots and global scope, the capitalist system provides the framework for our lives. It is a framework of constant change, sometimes measured and predictable, sometimes drastic and out of control. Yet what is now ubiquitous was not always so. Capitalism took shape centuries ago, starting with a handful of isolated changes in farming, trade and manufacturing in early modern England. Astute observers began to notice these changes and consider their effects. Those in power began to harness these new practices to the state, enhancing both. A system generating wealth, power and new ideas arose to reshape societies in a constant surge of change. The centuries-long history of capitalism is rich and eventful.
Approaching capitalism as a culture, as important for its ideas and values as for its inventions and systems, Joyce Appleby gives us a fascinating introduction to this most potent creation of mankind from its origins to the present.
"The book is a brisk, well-written, even-handed and highly persuasive account of the origins, growth, and rather iffy current situation of the capitalist economic order."
Literary Review
"The best thing about this book is the author's insistence on the evolutionary character of the economic process..."
Niall Ferguson, The Times Literary Supplement
"There is...much to be learned from The Relentless Revolution..."
The Business Economist
"Splendid: the global history of capitalism in all its creative and destructive glory."
The New York Times Book Review
"Fortunately Professor Appleby is a skilled communicator whose narrative can be followed by even the least-skilled interpreter of economics."
Diplomat