The rise of capitalism : from ancient origins to 1848
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The rise of capitalism : from ancient origins to 1848
(The Cambridge history of capitalism / edited by Larry Neal and Jeffrey G. Williamson, v. 1)
Cambridge University Press, 2014
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The first volume of The Cambridge History of Capitalism provides a comprehensive account of the evolution of capitalism from its earliest beginnings. Starting with its distant origins in ancient Babylon, successive chapters trace progression up to the 'Promised Land' of capitalism in America. Adopting a wide geographical coverage and comparative perspective, the international team of authors discuss the contributions of Greek, Roman, and Asian civilizations to the development of capitalism, as well as the Chinese, Indian and Arab empires. They determine what features of modern capitalism were present at each time and place, and why the various precursors of capitalism did not survive. Looking at the eventual success of medieval Europe and the examples of city-states in northern Italy and the Low Countries, the authors address how British mercantilism led to European imitations and American successes, and ultimately, how capitalism became global.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction Larry Neal
- 2. Babylonia in the first millennium BC - economic growth in times of empire Michael Jursa
- 3. Capitalism and the ancient Greek economy Alain Bresson
- 4. Re-constructing the Roman economy Willem M. Jongman
- 5. Trans-Asian trade, or the Silk Road deconstructed (Antiquity, Middle Ages) Etienne de la Vaissiere
- 6. China before capitalism R. Bin Wong
- 7. Capitalism in India in the very long run Tirthankar Roy
- 8. Institutional change and economic development in the Middle East, 700-1800 Sevket Pamuk
- 9. Markets and coercion in medieval Europe Karl Gunnar Persson
- 10. The Via Italiana to capitalism Luciano Pezzolo
- 11. The Low Countries Oscar Gelderblom and Joost Jonker
- 12. The formation of states and transitions to modern economies: England, Europe and Asia compared Patrick Karl O'Brien
- 13. Pre-Columbian and Iberian America Richard Salvucci
- 14. The emergence of African capitalism Morten Jerven
- 15. Native Americans and exchange: strategies and interactions before 1800 Ann M. Carlos and Frank D. Lewis
- 16. British and European industrialization C. Knick Harley
- 17. America: capitalism's promised land Jeremy Atack
- 18. The political economy of rising capitalism Jose Luis Cardoso
- Index.
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