The Dirty Secret of Early Modern Capitalism

The Dirty Secret of Early Modern Capitalism
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9781315531595
ISBN-13 : 1315531593
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Download or read book The Dirty Secret of Early Modern Capitalism written by Kees Boterbloem and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-16 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how the Dutch accumulation of great wealth was closely linked to their involvement in warfare. By charting Dutch activity across the globe, it explores Dutch participation in the international arms trade, and in wars both at home and abroad. In doing so, it ponders the issue of how capitalism has often historically thrived best when its practitioners are ruthless and ignore the human cost of their search for riches. This complicates the traditional Marxist understanding of capitalists as middle-class exploiters in arguing for a much greater agency among lower-class Dutch soldiers and sailors in their efforts to benefit from skills that were in high demand.


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