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The Mind and the Market

Capitalism in Western Thought

Jerry Z. Muller

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Random House USA Inc
15 November 2003
Capitalism in Western Thought

Capitalism has never been a subject for economists alone. Philosophers, politicians,

poets and social scientists have debated the cultural, moral, and political effects

of capitalism for centuries, and their claims have been many and diverse. The Mind

and the Market is a remarkable history of how the idea of capitalism has developed

in Western thought.

Ranging across an ideological spectrum that includes Hobbes,

Voltaire, Adam Smith, Edmund Burke, Hegel, Marx, and Matthew Arnold, as well as twentieth-century

communist, fascist, and neoliberal intellectuals, historian Jerry Muller examines

a fascinating thread of ideas about the ramifications of capitalism and its future

implications. This is an engaging and accessible history of ideas that reverberate

throughout everyday life.
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Imprint:   Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 201mm,  Width: 133mm,  Spine: 27mm
Weight:   371g
ISBN:   9780385721660
ISBN 10:   0385721668
Pages:   512
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Primary ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jerry Z. Muller is Professor of History at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He is the author of The Other God That Failed- Hans Freyer and the Deradicalization of German Conservatism, Adam Smith in His Time and Ours- Designing the Decent Society, and Conservatism- An Anthology of Social and Political Thought from David Hume to the Present. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Reviews for The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Western Thought

A magisterial contribution to the history of ideas. --Peter L. Berger, Institute for the Study of Economic Culture Comprehensive, lucidly analytical, and splendidly, admirably objective. --Howard M. Sachar, author of A History of Israel and Dreamland: Europeans and Jews in the Aftermath of the Great War Thanks to Muller's sensitive and critical guidance, we come away knowing the subject far better than would otherwise be possible. --David S. Landes, author of The Wealth and Poverty of Nations


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