212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
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This lost classic by Leslie A. White represents twenty-five years of his scholarship on the anthropology of modern capitalism. Drawing out his now classic formulations of social organization, cultural evolution, and the relationship between technology, ecology, and culture, this major theoretical work traces a vast expanse of history from the earliest forms of capitalism to the detailed inner... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Nature Of Capitalist-Democratic Culture; Chapter 2 The United States: From Colonial Times to World War I; Chapter 3 Jungle Capitalism; Chapter 4 The State-Church and Ethics in Capitalist-Democratic Society; Chapter 5 Class Structure and Class Relations In the United States: Capital and Labor; Chapter 6 Government and Free Enterprise: Small Business, Big Business, and Subsidies; Chapter 7 The Social Organization and Control of Wealth: Socialization, Distribution, and Income; Chapter 8 From Laissez Faire to Welfare;
Biography
Leslie A. White, Burton J. Brown, Benjamin Urish, Robert L. Carneiro, Benjamin Urish
