Perilous Passage: Mankind and the Global Ascendancy of Capital

by Amiya Kumar Bagchi

Book Overview

In this innovative and ambitious global history, distinguished economic historian Amiya Kumar Bagchi critically analyzes the processes leading to the rise of the West since the sixteenth century to its current position as the most prosperous and powerful group of nations in the world. Integrating the history of armed conflict with the history of competition for trade, investment, and markets, Bagchi explores the human consequences for people both...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742539210
• ISBN13: 9780742539211
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.7"