{"product_id":"capitalism-and-its-critics-9780141993539","title":"Capitalism and Its Critics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e A Financial Times Best Summer Book of 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sweeping history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest critics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt a time when we are faced with fundamental questions about the sustainability and morality of the economic system, Capitalism and Its Critics provides a kaleidoscopic history of global capitalism, from colonialism and the Industrial Revolution to the ecological crisis and artificial intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Cassidy adopts a bold new approach: he tells the story through the eyes of the system's critics. From eighteenth-century weavers who rebelled against early factory automation to Eric Williams's paradigm-changing work on slavery and capitalism, to the Latin American dependistas , the international Wages for Housework campaign of the 1970s, and the modern degrowth movement, this absorbing narrative traverses the globe. It looks at familiar figures - Smith, Marx, Luxemburg, Keynes, Polanyi - from a fresh perspective, but also focuses on many less familiar, including William Thompson, the Irish proto-socialist whose work influenced Marx; Flora Tristan, the French proponent of a universal labour union; John Hobson, the original theorist of imperialism; and J. C. Kumarappa, the Indian exponent of Gandhian economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending biography, panoramic history, and lively exploration of economic theories, Capitalism and Its Critics illuminates the deep roots of many of the most urgent issues of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Cassidy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49060683546875,"sku":"9780141993539","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/8176\/3067\/files\/9780141993539-capitalism-and-its-critics_jpg.webp?v=1783661909","url":"https:\/\/aureliabooks.co.nz\/products\/capitalism-and-its-critics-9780141993539","provider":"Aurelia Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}