Imperial Germany and the Industrial Revolution (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Thorstein Veblen

Overview

Published at the beginning of World War I, this 1915 collection brings together thirty years of writings on the social and economic conditions that brought the Germany into global conflict. He considers the ancient origins of the German people, their historic conflict with England, and the economic policy of the imperial state.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411453050
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	05/03/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	348
File size:	371 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) was a U.S. economist whose criticisms of American capitalism and businesses combined Darwinian evolutionary theory with broad sociological principles.  The result, known as institutional economics, was extremely influential at the time of the Great Depression. He wrote the classic critique of capitalism The Theory of the Leisure Class.