{"product_id":"capitalism-edmund-clingan-9781491772140","title":"Capitalism: A Modern Economic History","description":"\u003cp\u003eCapitalism is a word that many use but seldom define. This book introduces students to capitalism and other important concepts of economic history. It uses clear, simple language to guide the reader from the ancient pre-capitalist world to the origins of capitalism in medieval western Europe and its spread around the world. The last chapter discusses our current ongoing economic crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics include the pre-conditions and machinery of capitalism, European exploration, national finance, globalization, industrial revolution, stock exchanges, gold and paper money, the modern corporation, the impact of World War One, Communist economic history, the Great Depression, and the modern economic structure of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe reader will discover that the economic questions and problems of our time go back many centuries, and that solutions must take this into account.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edmund Clingan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 149177214X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491772140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.79d","brand":"Edmund Clingan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45477089444095,"sku":"9781491772140","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a36d4226-4eeb-410a-8ead-35172cabb783.jpg?v=1715919017","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/capitalism-edmund-clingan-9781491772140","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}