The Company
A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea
$38.92
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2005
Summary
The present day might be called a corporate age, but the power of the company is nothing new. From Renaissance Italy to the British East India Company, it is impossible to understand the history of the last few hundred years without placing the humble company at the centre of the picture. What other institution could have produced the slave trade, opium wars, the stock market, and the British Empire, the ‘company man,’ and globalization?
The history of the company includes some shocki…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753820407 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753820404 |
| Author: | Adrian Wooldridge, John Micklethwait |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2005 |
| Weight: | 201g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 162mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Adrian Wooldridge
John Micklethwait directs coverage of the United States for The Economist. He lives in London. Adrian Wooldridge works for The Economist in Washington, D.C. They are the co-authors of The Witch Doctors and A Future Perfect.
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