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- How Jews helped develop capitalism
- How church prohibitions of usury shaped the function of medieval Jews
- How the Jewish economic role evolved in modern history
- How capitalism sparked both anti-Semitism and Zionism
Why you should read Capitalism and the Jews
Good etiquette advises that discussing religion, money and politics with strangers is not prudent, but, fortunately, professor Jerry Z. Muller ignores this maxim. Instead, this broadly published academician presents four exceptional essays assessing the role of Jews in developing capitalism in terms of complex social, historical and religious structures. He wrote the series, which covers centuries of history, over the course of 30 years of study. His combined notes and bibliography alone are 29 pages. Muller tellingly shows the relationships among the political, theological and economic ideas that created some of the best and worst events in modern society. getAbstract highly recommends this enlightening, accessible work of contemporary scholarship.
About the Author
Jerry Z. Muller is professor of history at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. His previous books include The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Modern European Thought and Adam Smith in His Time and Ours.
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