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"A thorough summary of the Western thinkers who most influenced today's understanding of capitalism."鈥�Library Journal

"Provocative. . . . [Capitalism] will provoke much discussion in the fields of modern intellectual thought, political economy and various stripes of global history."鈥擳om F. Wright, Times Literary Supplement

"Sonenscher astutely calls our attention to the original meaning of capitaliste and its implications."鈥擬artyn Ross, Applied Political Theory

"This page-turner book, which is well written and accessible even to a nonspecialist audience, can certainly help to define the capitalist system more clearly through a refined critical approach."鈥擥iampaolo Conte, Journal of European Economic History

"Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word, offers a much-needed historical account of the contentious concept and encourages a reframing of current political discussion. The book provides a fascinating backstory by revisiting little-known nineteenth- century debates about commercial society and the division of labour, terms which—though distinct at their conception—were gradually subsumed under the broader ‘problem of capitalism’."鈥擩oel Byman, Politics and Poetics

"This page-turner book, which is well written and accessible even to a nonspecialist audience, can certainly help to define the capitalist system more clearly through a refined critical approach."鈥擥iampaolo Conte, The Journal of European Economic History

“An incisive, erudite, compelling, and deeply original contribution to the history of political and economic thought.”—Paul Sagar, King’s College London

“An intriguing, ambitious, brilliant, and extremely illuminating discussion of the nature and scope of the concept of capitalism that moves far beyond any previous commentary.”—Keith Tribe, author of Constructing Economic Science: The Invention of a Discipline 1850–1950