{"product_id":"capitalism-and-its-critics","title":"Capitalism and Its Critics","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241457009\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paper over boards\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping, dramatic history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest critics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a time when we are faced with fundamental questions about the sustainability and morality of the economic system, \u003ci\u003eCapitalism and Its Critics\u003c\/i\u003e provides a kaleidoscopic history of global capitalism, from colonialism and the Industrial Revolution to the ecological crisis and artificial intelligence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Cassidy adopts a bold new approach- he tells the story through the eyes of the system's critics. From eighteenth-century weavers who rebelled against early factory automation to Eric Williams's paradigm-changing work on slavery and capitalism, to the Latin American \u003ci\u003edependistas\u003c\/i\u003e, the international Wages for Housework campaign of the 1970s, and the modern degrowth movement, this absorbing narrative traverses the globe. It looks at familiar figures - Smith, Marx, Luxemburg, Keynes, Polanyi - from a fresh perspective, but also focuses on many less familiar, including William Thompson, the Irish proto-socialist whose work influenced Marx; Flora Tristan, the French proponent of a universal labour union; John Hobson, the original theorist of imperialism; and J. C. Kumarappa, the Indian exponent of Gandhian economics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending biography, panoramic history, and lively exploration of economic theories, \u003ci\u003eCapitalism and Its Critics\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the deep roots of many of the most urgent issues of our time.","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41494976102533,"sku":"PR396671","price":136.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNX894Z9IZRN.jpg?v=1768899023","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/capitalism-and-its-critics","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}