The final work of the great sociologist, economist, and political scientist starts with descriptions and analyses of the agrarian systems, and then explores manorial system, guilds, and early capitalism, organization of industry and mining, development of commerce, technical requisites for transporting goods, banking systems, evolution of capitalism and capitalistic spirit. Unabridged republication of the edition originally published by Greenberg, Publisher, Inc. (City), 1927.
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber Author's best-known and most controversial study relates the rise of a capitalist economy to the Puritan belief that hard work and good deeds were outward signs of faith and salvation.
Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 by Karl Marx This predecessor to the Communist Manifesto offers a historical analysis of the human condition. Combining elements of psychology, sociology, and anthropology, it forms an accessible introduction to Marxist theory.
Early Economic Thought: Selected Writings from Aristotle to Hume by Arthur Eli Monroe A vital and varied survey of economic theory in the pre-modern era, this well-chosen collection includes extracts from the works of Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Antonio Serra, and David Hume.
The Acquisitive Society by R. H. Tawney This 1920 survey, written by a distinguished critic, examines the subject of economic inequality as a by-product of the rise of capitalism, arguing that material acquisitiveness is morally wrong and a corrupting social influence.
The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation by David Ricardo This landmark treatise formulated the principles behind the market economy. Its foundation of the tenets of diminishing returns and economic rent led to the doctrines of distribution theory and international trade theory.
An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States by Charles A. Beard This classic study — one of the most influential in the area of American economic history — questioned the founding fathers' motivations and prompted new perceptions of the supreme law of the land.
The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes In 1919, Keynes participated in the negotiations of World War I's armistice. His prophetic view of the European marketplace in the early 20th century has since passed from controversy to conventional wisdom.
