{"product_id":"a-global-history-of-capitalism-markets-empires-and-resistance-how-merchants-states-and-communities-reshaped-economic-life-1450-present-9798276627649","title":"A Global History of Capitalism: Markets, Empires, and Resistance-How Merchants, States, and Communities Reshaped Economic Life, 1450-Present","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alejandra Lucia\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Free Enterprise \u0026amp; Capitalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo economic system has transformed the world more profoundly than capitalism.\u003c\/b\u003e It shapes how we work and live, how societies organize themselves, how nations rise and fall. Yet the story of capitalism's origins and evolution remains one of the most contested and misunderstood narratives in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis monumental work reveals capitalism not as a European invention that spread outward, but as a \u003cb\u003etruly global phenomenon from its very beginning\u003c\/b\u003e-emerging simultaneously from merchant networks spanning Asia, Africa, and Europe. Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, this book traces how capitalism gradually took root across continents, then exploded onto the world stage in ways that forever altered the course of human history.\u003c\/p\u003eWhat You'll Discover: \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Real Origins of Capitalism: \u003c\/b\u003e How merchant communities across three continents pioneered new forms of trade, credit, and commerce that would revolutionize economic life-long before the Industrial Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Alliance of Power: \u003c\/b\u003e Why capitalism never resembled the free market ideal, but instead grew through powerful partnerships between merchants and states, forged in violence, coercion, and imperial ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Resistance and Innovation: \u003c\/b\u003e The untold stories of how communities worldwide-from enslaved Africans to Asian workers to Indigenous peoples-resisted, adapted, and shaped capitalism's trajectory through their agency and ingenuity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmpire and Extraction: \u003c\/b\u003e How European colonial expansion didn't just accompany capitalism's rise-it was essential to it. The brutal systems of forced labor, resource extraction, and territorial conquest that funded modern economic growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Making of Modern Markets: \u003c\/b\u003e How state-backed institutions, not invisible hands, structured the capitalism we know today-from central banks to corporate law to trade agreements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Asian Century: \u003c\/b\u003e Why China's economic rise and the shift of global economic power eastward represents not a break from history, but capitalism returning to its multi-centered, global roots.\u003c\/p\u003eWhy This Book Matters Now\u003cp\u003eAs we grapple with profound questions about inequality, climate change, globalization, and economic justice, understanding capitalism's true history has never been more urgent. This book doesn't offer simple answers or ideological prescriptions. Instead, it provides the historical depth and global perspective necessary to think clearly about our economic future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of Thomas Piketty's \u003ci\u003eCapital in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e, Yuval Noah Harari's \u003ci\u003eSapiens\u003c\/i\u003e, and Jared Diamond's \u003ci\u003eGuns, Germs, and Steel\u003c\/i\u003e, this epic narrative combines rigorous scholarship with accessible prose to illuminate the economic forces that continue to shape our world.\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for A Global History of Capitalism: \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A masterful achievement-essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how we arrived at this moment in history.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Ambitious in scope, meticulous in research, and compelling in argument. This book fundamentally reshapes our understanding of capitalism's past and present.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Finally, a truly global history that decenters Europe and reveals the worldwide forces, innovations, and struggles that forged modern economic life.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho Should Read This Book: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents and scholars of economics, history, and political economy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolicy makers and business leaders seeking historical perspective on contemporary challenges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActivists and advocates working toward economic justice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone curious about how capitalism came to dominate our world-and what that means for our future\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver 1,000 years of history. Six continents. One transformative force. Discover the epic story of capitalism as you've never encountered it before.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46436246487191,"sku":"9798276627649","price":1205.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798276627649.webp?v=1769131235","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-global-history-of-capitalism-markets-empires-and-resistance-how-merchants-states-and-communities-reshaped-economic-life-1450-present-9798276627649","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}