Perilous passage: mankind and the global ascendancy of capital

By:

Bagchi, Amiya Kumar

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: 2009 Oxford University Press New DelhiDescription: xxv,425 p. 23 cm ;PbkISBN:

9780195695755

Subject(s):

Capitalism Quality of Life Economic development--Social aspects Economic history

DDC classification:

306.342091821 BAG

Contents:

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

Summary: 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.

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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.

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