Perilous passage: mankind and the global ascendancy of capital
Bagchi, Amiya Kumar
Perilous passage: mankind and the global ascendancy of capital - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2009 - xxv,425 p. 23 cm ;Pbk
Rs.435/-
1. Conceptual Issues: Human Development and Capitalist Growth
2. Capitalist Competition and Human Development in Europe
3. The World beyond Europe in the Age of Emergence of European Dominance
4. The Twentieth Century: Antisystemic Struggles, Wars, and Challenges to Global Capital
In this innovative and ambitious global history, distinguished economic historian Amiya Kumar Bagchi traces the global history of human change and survival under the sway of capitalism since the voyages of Columbus. Writing with extraordinary range and depth, he offers a critical analysis of the history and human costs and consequences of development in Europe and North America, and in major regions such as India, China, Japan, and Africa. Bagchi critically characterizes the emergence and operation of capitalism as a system driven by wars over resources and markets rather than one that genuine.
9780195695755
Capitalism
Quality of Life
Economic development--Social aspects
Economic history
306.342091821 BAG
Perilous passage: mankind and the global ascendancy of capital - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2009 - xxv,425 p. 23 cm ;Pbk
Rs.435/-
1. Conceptual Issues: Human Development and Capitalist Growth
2. Capitalist Competition and Human Development in Europe
3. The World beyond Europe in the Age of Emergence of European Dominance
4. The Twentieth Century: Antisystemic Struggles, Wars, and Challenges to Global Capital
In this innovative and ambitious global history, distinguished economic historian Amiya Kumar Bagchi traces the global history of human change and survival under the sway of capitalism since the voyages of Columbus. Writing with extraordinary range and depth, he offers a critical analysis of the history and human costs and consequences of development in Europe and North America, and in major regions such as India, China, Japan, and Africa. Bagchi critically characterizes the emergence and operation of capitalism as a system driven by wars over resources and markets rather than one that genuine.
9780195695755
Capitalism
Quality of Life
Economic development--Social aspects
Economic history
306.342091821 BAG