Reviews round-up
Capitalism
by Sven Beckert
4 of 5 critics positive
7 reviews: 1 rave, 3 positives, 1 pan; 2 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Rave
Read the review ↗“an extraordinary history of the economic system that controls our lives”
Capitalism by Sven Beckert review – an extraordinary history of the economic system that controls our lives
Positive
Read the review ↗“epic history of trade identifies the ceaseless generation of wealth as the driving force behind capitalism's success”
Capitalism: A Global History — the accumulation machine
Positive
Read the review ↗“looks beyond the cities to the coffee and cotton that fuelled a global market”
‘Capitalism: A Global History’ by Sven Beckert review
Positive
Read the review ↗“In a bold new history, Sven Beckert traces the origins of our modern economy”
How Capitalism Took Over the World
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗“Two new surveys of our dominant economic system make us fear for its future”
Whither capitalism?
Verdicts are read from each outlet's own headline and summary; quotes are their words, credited and linked. Where a paywalled summary does not give the critic's view, we say so rather than guess. How it works.
