Mongrel Firebugs and Men of Property: Capitalism and Class Conflict in American History

by Steve Fraser

Book Overview

A collection of essays on class politics in America

In popular retellings of American history, capitalism generally doesn't feature much as part of the founding or development of the nation. Instead, it is alluded to in figurative terms as opportunity, entrepreneurial vigor, material abundance, and the seven-league boots of manifest destiny.

In this collection of essays, Steve Fraser, the preeminent historian of American capitalism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788736702
• ISBN13: 9781788736701
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.3"