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The Wealth of Nations

Books I-IIII

Adam Smith

Philosophy

Originally delivered in the form of lectures at Glasgow, Adam Smiths The Wealth of Nations Books I-III laid the

economics, liberal

The Historian’s Craft

Marc Bloch

History

In this classic work, distinguished French economic historian, Marc Bloch, discusses the techniques of historic

economics, french, historiography

The Grundrisse

Karl Marx

Philosophy

Written during the winter of 1857-8, the Grundrisse was considered by Marx to be the first scientific elaborati

communism, economics, german, marxism, politics

Feudal Society

Marc Bloch

History

Marc Bloch said that his goal in writing Feudal Society was to go beyond the technical study a medievalist woul

economics, french, historiography, medieval

The Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx

Philosophy

Originally published on the eve of the 1848 European revolutions, The Communist Manifesto is a condensed and in

communism, economics, marxism, socialism

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds

Charles Mackay

Philosophy

In this book, Charles Mackay discusses the irrational behaviors of crowds in the economy, war and magic. He giv

economics, magic, sociology

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000

Paul Kennedy

History

A work of almost Toynbeean sweep… When a scholar as careful and learned as Mr. Kennedy is prompted by contemp

economics, politics

The Age of Capital, 1848-1875

Modern History #2

Eric Hobsbawm

History

In the wake of the French Revolution & the Industrial Revolution, Europe underwent another revolution–this tim

capitalism, economics, marxist

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy

Joseph A Schumpeter

philosphy

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy remains one of the greatest works of social theory written this century. Wh

capitalism, economics, politics, socialism

The Cash Nexus

Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700-2000

Niall Ferguson

History

Conventional wisdom has long claimed that economic change is the prime mover of political change, whether in th

conservative, economics