Capitalists in spite of themselves
Subtitle: elite conflict and economic transitions in early modern Europe
By: Richard Lachmann.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Capitalism -- Europe -- History.; Elite (Social sciences) -- Europe -- History.; Social conflict -- Europe -- History.; Europe -- Economic conditions.
Description: "Capitalists in Spite of Themselves is a narrative of how elites and other classes made and responded to political and religious revolutions while gradually creating the nation-states and capitalist markets which still constrain our behavior and order our world. It is for anyone wishing to understanding the economic and social history of early modern Europe."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-302) and index.