{"product_id":"capitalism-and-its-critics-a-history-from-the-industrial-revolution-to-ai-hardcover","title":"Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Cassidy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eMost Anticipated Book of 2025\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Top 10 Book of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sweeping, dramatic history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest critics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCapitalism has long been understood as a driving force behind the biggest political, economic, and social dislocations of our time. But in this sweeping, kaleidoscopic history of the economic system that has shaped our world, the Pulitzer Prize finalist John Cassidy adopts a bold new approach: he examines global capitalism through the eyes of its critics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the English Luddites, who rebelled against early factory automation, to communists in Germany and Russia in the early twentieth century, Latin American dependistas, the international Wages for Housework campaign of the 1970s, and the modern degrowth movement, this absorbing narrative traverses the globe. It visits with familiar names--Smith, Carlyle, Marx, Luxemburg, Keynes, Polanyi--but also focuses on many lesser-known figures, including William Thompson, the Irish proto-socialist whose work influenced Marx; Flora Tristan, the French proponent of a universal labor union; John Hobson, the original theorist of imperialism; J.C. Kumarappa, the Indian exponent of Gandhian economics; Eric Williams, the Trinidadian author of a famous thesis on slavery and capitalism; and Joan Robinson, the Cambridge economist and critic of the Cold War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending rich biography, panoramic history, and lively exploration of economic theories, \u003ci\u003eCapitalism and Its Critics \u003c\/i\u003etells an expansive story that illuminates the deep roots of many of the most urgent issues we face today, from widening inequality and the ecological crisis to technological transformation and resurgent authoritarian politics.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Cassidy\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of\u003ci\u003e Dot.con: The Greatest Story Ever Sold\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow Markets Fail\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.92 x 9.48 x 6.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53576014070067,"sku":"9780374601089","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/capitalism-and-its-critics-a-history-from-the-industrial-revolution-to-ai-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}