Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-240) and index.
Contents
Modern world economic history between liberalism and political economy -- Modern world political history between liberalism and political economy -- The rise of the rich in early modern times, 1550-1850 -- The age of multilateralism: the world after 1850 -- The "rise of the rich" paradigm applied to the contemporary United States.
Summary
"In this book, Peter Gran seeks to reframe current historical debates, presenting a model of analysis based on the rise of the rich. Gran outlines the structure of this new paradigm, building upon metanarrative concepts from Marxism to liberalism."