Harrison, Mark (2014) Capitalism at war. In: Neal, Larry, 1941- and Williamson, Jeffrey G., 1935-, (eds.) The Cambridge history of capitalism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 348-383. ISBN 9781107036949

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Abstract

The nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of capitalism; the twentieth century saw the bloodiest wars in history. Is there a connection? The paper reviews the literature and evidence. It considers first whether capitalism has lowered the cost of war; then, whether capitalism has shown a preference for war. Both questions are considered comparatively. Neither question receives a clear cut answer, but to simplify: Yes; No.

Item Type:	Book Item
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D204 Modern History H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Capitalism -- History, War, History, Modern -- 19th century, History, Modern -- 20th century
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:	Cambridge
ISBN:	9781107036949
Book Title:	The Cambridge history of capitalism
Editor:	Neal, Larry, 1941- and Williamson, Jeffrey G., 1935-
Official Date:	January 2014
Dates:	Date Event January 2014 Published
Volume:	Volume 2. The spread of capitalism
Number of Pages:	36
Page Range:	pp. 348-383
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	University of Warwick
Related URLs:	Other

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