Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction (Jürgen Kocka, Social Science Research Center, Germany) -- 1. Economic and Financial Crises (Youssef Cassis, European University Institute, Italy) -- 2. Work and Labour Relations (Andrea Komlosy, University of Vienna, Austria) -- 3. The Crisis of...

In this book, one of the world's most renowned historians provides a concise and comprehensive history of capitalism within a global perspective from its medieval origins to the 2008 financial crisis and beyond. From early commercial capitalism in the Arab world, China, and Europe, to...