Ebook: Merchant, soldier, sage : a history of the world in three castes
Author: Priestland David
- Tags: History Modern., Economic history., Power (Social sciences) -- History., Elite (Social sciences) -- History., Social structure -- Economic aspects -- History., Social values -- History., HISTORY -- General., Elite (Social sciences), Power (Social sciences), Social structure -- Economic aspects., Social values.
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Penguin Group US
- Edition: First American edition
- Language: English
- epub
Outlines a reinterpretation of modern history that explores a continuing struggle among three prevailing power groups--the merchant, soldier, and sage--and traces how they have vied for dominance throughout recent centuries.
Abstract:
We live in an age ruled by merchants. Competition, flexibility and profit are still the common currency, even at a time when Western countries have been driven off a cliff by these very values. But Read more...
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