Moralizing Capitalism: Agents, Discourses and Practices of Capitalism and Anti-Capitalism in the Modern Age

by Stefan Berger

Book Overview

This book adds a crucial focus on morality to the growing literature on the history of capitalism by exploring social and cultural perspectives on the economic order that has dominated the modern world. Taking the study beyond narrow economic confines, it traces the entanglement between moral sentiments and capitalism, examining both moral critiques and moral justifications. Company bankruptcies, systems of taxation, wealth, and the running...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030205673
• ISBN13: 9783030205676
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"