Joyce Appleby is Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of "Economic Thought and Ideology in Seventeenth-Century England" which was awarded the 1979 Berkshire book prize.
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The unlikely development of a potent historical force, told with grace, insight, and authority by one of our best historians. With its deep roots and global scope, the capitalist system provides the framework for our lives. It is a framework of con... SEE MORE