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100 1 _aPirenne, Henri,
_d1862-1935
245 1 4 _aThe Stages in the Social History of Capitalism
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aAn Address Delivered at the International Congress of Historical Studies, London, April, 1913
500 _aRelease date is 2010-05-04
508 _aE-text prepared by Fritz Ohrenschall, Martin Pettit, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Stages in the Social History of Capitalism" by Henri Pirenne is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the evolution of capitalism from the Middle Ages to modern times, focusing on the characteristics and origins of different classes of capitalists throughout various economic epochs. It presents an analysis of how social transformations influenced the capitalist class, suggesting that at each significant change in economic organization, a new group of capitalists emerges, discontinuous with those of the previous era. In this work, Pirenne argues that capitalism has ancient roots, existing in varying forms during the Middle Ages, particularly in urban centers like Venetian, Genoan, and Tuscan city-states. He traces the transitions from early agricultural economies to the rise of commercial practices in medieval towns, highlighting figures like St. Godric of Finchale as examples of early capitalists who accumulated wealth through trade. As economic structures evolved into more complex systems, the nature of capitalists shifted, leading to the emergence of new classes influenced by changing conditions and regulations. The book concludes that each class of capitalists starts with an innovative spirit, but ultimately becomes conservative as they seek to maintain their status amid increasing regulations and competition, reflecting the cyclical nature of economic history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCapitalism
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32252
999 _c73098
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