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Idols of Nations: Biblical Myth at the Origins of Capitalism
Roland Boer
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Idols of Nations: Biblical Myth at the Origins of Capitalism
Roland Boer
Roland Boer and Christina Petterson here produce a critical survey showing that the rise of capitalist theory was shaped by the way different economic philosophers - Smith, Hobbes, Grotius, Malthus, Locke - - read the Bible.
208 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 1, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9781451465440 |
| Publishers | Augsburg Fortress Publishers |
| Pages | 208 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 228 × 13 mm · 332 g |
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