In 1919, Keynes participated in the negotiations of World War I's armistice. He strongly disagreed with terms of reparation imposed on Germany, arguing in this controversial book that German impoverishment would threaten all of Europe. This prophetic view of the European marketplace in the early 20th century represents a much-studied landmark of economic theory. Unabridged republication of the 1920 edition.
The Wealth of Nations: Representative Selections by Adam Smith Milestone of political philosophy and first systematic formulation of classical English economics. Emphasizes concept of labor as only source of wealth, and defines wealth as access to convenience and pleasure.
General Economic History by Max Weber Starting with descriptions and analyses of the agrarian systems, the famed economist explores manorial system, guilds, and early capitalism, organization of industry and mining, development of commerce, the transporting of goods, and more.
