Blending past and present, this brief history of economics is the
perfect book for introducing students to the field.
A Brief History of Economics illustrates how the ideas of the
great economists not only influenced societies but were themselves
shaped by their cultural milieu. Understanding the economists'
visions lucidly and vividly unveiled by Canterbery allows readers
to place economics within a broader community of ideas. Magically,
the author links Adam Smith to Isaac Newton's idea of an orderly
universe, F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to Thorstein
Veblen, John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath to the Great Depression,
and Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities to Reaganomics. The
second edition is right up-to-date with a lively discussion of the
economic crises of 20072010.
Often humorous, Canterbery's easy style will make the student's
first foray into economics lively and relevant. Readers will
dismiss "dismal" from the science.
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