The insatiable machine : how capitalism conquered the world / Trevor Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Trevor (Professor of history), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism.

Capitalism--History.

Genre:

Informational works.

Physical Description:

312 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps, charts ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton and Company, [2026]

Summary:

"A concise, colorful, and convincing account of capitalism's rise to global dominance...With a firm grasp on history and economics and a keen eye for the telling anecdote, Jackson explains where capitalism came from, how it spread across the globe, and how it came to be the dominant way of organizing life. He traces capitalism’s development from the accidental construction of an international monetary system to the creation of banking, the emergence of a new form of slavery in the eighteenth century, fossil-fuel industrialization, and finally the global capitalist system spread by imperialism in the nineteenth century. Along the way, readers learn about the surprising role of Chinese mulberry trees, Dutch cheese, whale blubber, imperial gin and tonics, Spanish conquistadors, Mexican mine workers, and English bankers in the history and development of capitalism." -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-292) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781324106876

1324106875

OCLC:

1519447830

Publisher Number:

CIPO000340691