By Dan Cryan and Sharron Shatil. Illustrated by Piero. This chronological explanation of how capitalism arose (beginning with the Crusades opening trade routes) and how ideas about capitalism have evolved (beginning with Hobbess Leviathan and delivering pithy expositions of all the major thinkers down to Rawls, Nozick, Stiglitz, and even Sharia banking) is illustrated on every page with flamboyant caricatures that add punch to the books plainspoken prose. Index. Suggested readings. 4½" x 6½". Totem Books. 175 pages. ©2009.
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