Glorious Causes: The Irrationality of Capitalism, War and Politics

by Charles Derber, Yale R Magrass, Yale R. Magrass, et al.

Book Overview

Drawing on historical cases of the American South before and after the Civil War, Europe - especially Germany - between the world wars, and the United States in Vietnam and its aftermath, this book takes a historical approach to explain the problems of capitalism and democratic leadership in western democracies today.

Capitalist democracies proclaim equality, material prosperity and comfort but produce extreme differences in wealth and power...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367263203
• ISBN13: 9780367263201
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"